The analysis of evacuee behaviour and performance requires data on human behaviour from actual fire incidents. Unfortunately, such data is rarely collected and, if available, is often provided in different formats and levels of refinement, and does not provide sufficient narrative understanding. The lack of a standardized approach to collecting and reporting such data hinders our understanding of human behaviour in fire, theory development, as well as incident analysis and communication. In other fields, graphical notation systems are used to report events in a quick, reliable and standardized manner. This article outlines the development of a notation system that aims to better document evacuee performance. The proposed notation system is then applied to two historic case studies—the Knights of Columbus fire of 1942 and the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire of 1977—to illustrate the approach. Finally, limitations and future research needs of the presented notation system are discussed.

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撤离反应的时空映射

对撤离人员的行为和表现的分析需要有关实际火灾事件中人类行为的数据。不幸的是，此类数据很少收集，并且如果可用，通常以不同的格式和细化级别提供，并且不能提供足够的叙述性理解。缺乏收集和报告此类数据的标准化方法，阻碍了我们对火灾中人类行为，理论发展以及事件分析和交流的理解。在其他领域，图形符号系统用于以快速，可靠和标准化的方式报告事件。本文概述了一种符号系统的开发，该系统旨在更好地记录撤离人员的绩效。拟议的符号系统随后应用于两个历史案例研究-1942年的哥伦布骑士大火和1977年的比佛利山庄晚饭俱乐部大火-来说明这种方法。最后，讨论了所提出的符号系统的局限性和未来的研究需求。