Wayfinding of Firefighters in Dark and Complex Environments

Lin, Beckham Shih Ming; Lin, Ching‐Yuan; Kung, Chun Wei; Lin, Yong-Jun; Chou, Chung; Chuang, Ying Ji; Hsiao, Gary Li-Kai

doi:10.3390/ijerph18158014

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“…Demographic factors [18] • Wayfinding-induced stress and its correlation with the age of wayfarers [19] • Working memory has an effect on wayfinding performance [41] • Effect of age and fear of confinement on wayfinding [42] • Gender effects on wayfinding performance [43] [44] [37] • Level of education effects on wayfinding performance • Native language effects on wayfinding performance Spatial knowledge [22] • Spatial learning association with wayfinding performance Theories of Human spatial perception can be described as a group of theories of perception that attempted to explain the mechanisms in which the perception of sensory information occurs; these theories also touched on the mechanisms involved in the processes of information acquisition [21]. Falling under this category of theories are Gestalt theory, the theory of direct perception, template theory, and constructivist theory [7].…”

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“…When this Weak influence expresses itself during the actual travel of a navigating person, it is not only Weak but also Synchronous. This type of wayfinding can be best represented in studies in which participants were finding their destinations within a space by incorporating verbal communication as a means of communication [88][89][90] or by mimicking other people's wayfinding behavior [41,87].…”

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Assessment of Wayfinding Performance in Complex Healthcare Facilities: A Conceptual Framework

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Wayfinding is considered to be one of the most demanding challenges to be performed by hospitals’ users. Wayfinding has been an interest among researchers from different fields, such as architecture, interior design, cognitive psychology, and facilities management, to name a few. Previous scholars have highlighted the need for a holistic framework taking into consideration both user and environmental factors. A narrative review of the literature was carried out to understand the full extent of the issue and address the ever-increasing demand for a holistic assessment framework. This article attempts to address the underlying gap by proposing a comprehensive framework that takes into account both facets of the issue through a narrative review of the literature to some of the most prominent research attempts to address the problem of wayfinding in complex healthcare settings. Furthermore, the proposed framework can assist both researchers and practicing professionals by providing a comprehensive understanding of the issue of complex wayfinding as well as of the variables to be investigated in the assessment process.

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Assessment of Wayfinding Performance in Complex Healthcare Facilities: A Conceptual Framework

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“…Currently, stationary active dynamic signage systems are the standard for indicating the direction in which people should move during an emergency [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. Since these tend to be mounted on a wall or ceiling [10], smoke can easily affect visual guidance during a fire [11][12][13]. In fact, some research has shown that such systems are not an optimal solution for evacuation [14].…”

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Using Smartphones for Indoor Fire Evacuation

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2022

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Fire smoke reduces the visibility of emergency direction signs, rendering them ineffective for providing appropriate guidance along evacuation routes in a fire situation. This is problematic because civilians may select evacuation routes that expose them to smoke or fire in a burning building. This study proposed using a smartphone voice-guided evacuation system (SVGES) to provide alternative evacuation routes for civilians trapped at a fire scene. To verify the efficacy of the SVGES, experiments were conducted with 26 participants in a simulated fire scenario. The experimental results showed that when using the SVGES, the participants chose the safest evacuation route with a 100% successful evacuation rate.

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“…Currently, the smoke control performance of building doors has been specified in various countries [3][4][5][6][7][8][9], requiring qualified smoke control doors to provide smoke control capabilities under both medium-temperature and ambient-temperature conditions. As a consequence of the complexity of fire scenarios, ambient-temperature smoke may also be life threatening [10]. For example, if a source of fire is relatively distant from a door, the temperature of the smoke near the door may be relatively low or even comparable to ambient temperatures.…”

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Application Development of Smoke Leakage Test Apparatus for Door Sets in the Field

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Heavy smoke from building fires is the main cause of casualties. As smoke typically diffuses through building openings, smoke control performance of building openings is critical to survival and requires considerable attention. In the past, the detection method could only be used in the laboratory, and the detection equipment could not be moved. Therefore, the main purpose of this research was to develop a methodology for field testing of smoke control properties of doors in order to ensure that the smoke control performance of doors tested in the laboratory and doors installed in the field can be realized without any discrepancy. Furthermore, this test method underwent a comparison test with the CNS 15038 “Method of Test for Evaluating Smoke Control Performance of Doors” for the same subject. The test results showed no significant difference based on independent sample testing, demonstrating the feasibility of this test method and test apparatus. The instrument developed by this research is light and easy to carry, and the operation method is simple. Such a test method can be applied to different doors and is non-destructive, non-hazardous, and reusable. In the future, by extending the design principle of the system, this test method can be applied to other fire protection equipment for the inspection of smoke control capabilities and can be used as a reference for relevant organizations to establish test specifications and standards.

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Wayfinding of Firefighters in Dark and Complex Environments

Cited by 8 publications

References 44 publications

Assessment of Wayfinding Performance in Complex Healthcare Facilities: A Conceptual Framework

Assessment of Wayfinding Performance in Complex Healthcare Facilities: A Conceptual Framework

Using Smartphones for Indoor Fire Evacuation

Application Development of Smoke Leakage Test Apparatus for Door Sets in the Field

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