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e-Sanctuary: open multi-physics framework for modelling wildfire urban evacuation

Ronchi, Enrico LU orcid ; Gwynne, Steven MV ; Rein, Guillermo ; Wadhwani, Rahul ; Intini, Paolo LU and Bergstedt, Albin (2017) In Fire Protection Research Foundation
Abstract
The number of evacuees worldwide during wildfire keep rising, year after year. Fire evacuations at the wildland-urban interfaces (WUI) pose a serious challenge to fire and emergency services and are a global issue affecting thousands of communities around the world. But to date, there is a lack of comprehensive tools able to inform, train or aid the evacuation response and the decision making in case of wildfire. The present work describes a novel framework for modelling wildfire urban evacuations. The framework is based on multi-physics simulations that can quantify the evacuation performance. The work argues that an integrated approached requires considering and integrating all three important components of WUI evacuation, namely: fire... (More)
The number of evacuees worldwide during wildfire keep rising, year after year. Fire evacuations at the wildland-urban interfaces (WUI) pose a serious challenge to fire and emergency services and are a global issue affecting thousands of communities around the world. But to date, there is a lack of comprehensive tools able to inform, train or aid the evacuation response and the decision making in case of wildfire. The present work describes a novel framework for modelling wildfire urban evacuations. The framework is based on multi-physics simulations that can quantify the evacuation performance. The work argues that an integrated approached requires considering and integrating all three important components of WUI evacuation, namely: fire spread, pedestrian movement, and traffic movement. The report includes a systematic review of each model component, and the key features needed for the integration into a comprehensive toolkit. (Less)
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wildfire, wildland-urban interface, WUI, fire safety, evacuation, egress
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Fire Protection Research Foundation
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22
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608 pages
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Fire Protection Research Foundation Quincy, MA
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2017
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English
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  abstract     = {{The number of evacuees worldwide during wildfire keep rising, year after year. Fire evacuations at the wildland-urban interfaces (WUI) pose a serious challenge to fire and emergency services and are a global issue affecting thousands of communities around the world. But to date, there is a lack of comprehensive tools able to inform, train or aid the evacuation response and the decision making in case of wildfire. The present work describes a novel framework for modelling wildfire urban evacuations. The framework is based on multi-physics simulations that can quantify the evacuation performance. The work argues that an integrated approached requires considering and integrating all three important components of WUI evacuation, namely: fire spread, pedestrian movement, and traffic movement. The report includes a systematic review of each model component, and the key features needed for the integration into a comprehensive toolkit.}},
  author       = {{Ronchi, Enrico and Gwynne, Steven MV and Rein, Guillermo and Wadhwani, Rahul and Intini, Paolo and Bergstedt, Albin}},
  institution  = {{Fire Protection Research Foundation Quincy, MA}},
  keywords     = {{wildfire; wildland-urban interface; WUI; fire safety; evacuation; egress}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2017}},
  series       = {{Fire Protection Research Foundation}},
  title        = {{e-Sanctuary: open multi-physics framework for modelling wildfire urban evacuation}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/82008604/e_Sanctuary_Open_Multi_Physics_Framework_for_Modelling_Wildfire_Urban_Evacuation.pdf}},
  year         = {{2017}},
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