Table 1 Use of egress components in relation to different egress strategies
From: Fire evacuation in high-rise buildings: a review of human behaviour and modelling research
Egress strategy | Egress component(s) |
|---|---|
Total evacuation | - Stairs |
- Elevators | |
- Stairs + Elevators | |
- Stairs + Sky-bridges | |
- Stairs + Elevators + Sky-bridges | |
- Stairs + Elevators + Sky-bridges + Refuge floors | |
- Alternative means of escape (+other component(s) depending on the mean of escape) | |
Phased evacuation | - Stairs |
- Elevators | |
- Stairs + Elevators | |
- Stairs + Sky-bridges | |
- Stairs + Elevators + Sky-bridges | |
- Stairs + Elevators + Sky-bridges + Refuge floors | |
- Alternative means of escape (+other component(s) depending on the mean of escape) | |
Delayed evacuation | - Stairs + Refuge floors |
- Stairs + Elevators + Refuge floors | |
Defend in place | - Refuge floors (areas of refuge) |