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The verification of wildland–urban interface fire evacuation models

Ronchi, E. LU orcid ; Wahlqvist, J. LU ; Ardinge, A. ; Rohaert, A. LU ; Gwynne, S. M.V. LU ; Rein, G. ; Mitchell, H. ; Kalogeropoulos, N. ; Kinateder, M. and Bénichou, N. , et al. (2023) In Natural Hazards 117(2). p.1493-1519
Abstract

This paper introduces a protocol for the verification of multi-physics wildfire evacuation models, including a set of tests used to ensure that the conceptual modelling representation of each modelling layer is accurately implemented, as well as the interactions between different modelling layers and sub-models (wildfire spread, pedestrian movement, traffic evacuation, and trigger buffers). This work presents a total of 24 verification tests, including (1) 4 tests related to pedestrians, (2) 15 tests for traffic evacuation, (3) 5 tests concerning the interaction between different modelling layers, along with 5 tests for wildfire spread and trigger buffers. The evacuation tests are organized in accordance with different core components... (More)

This paper introduces a protocol for the verification of multi-physics wildfire evacuation models, including a set of tests used to ensure that the conceptual modelling representation of each modelling layer is accurately implemented, as well as the interactions between different modelling layers and sub-models (wildfire spread, pedestrian movement, traffic evacuation, and trigger buffers). This work presents a total of 24 verification tests, including (1) 4 tests related to pedestrians, (2) 15 tests for traffic evacuation, (3) 5 tests concerning the interaction between different modelling layers, along with 5 tests for wildfire spread and trigger buffers. The evacuation tests are organized in accordance with different core components related to evacuation modelling, namely Population, Pre-evacuation, Movement, Route/destination selection, Flow constraints, Events, Wildfire spread and Trigger buffers. A reporting template has also been developed to facilitate the application of the verification testing protocol. An example application of the testing protocol has been performed using an open wildfire evacuation modelling platform called WUI-NITY and its associated trigger buffer model k-PERIL. The verification testing protocol is deemed to improve the credibility of wildfire evacuation model results and stimulate future modelling efforts in this domain.

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Egress, Evacuation, Fire, Simulation, Verification, Wildfire
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Natural Hazards
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117
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2
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1493 - 1519
publisher
Springer
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  • scopus:85151242031
  • pmid:37251348
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0921-030X
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10.1007/s11069-023-05913-2
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English
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  author       = {{Ronchi, E. and Wahlqvist, J. and Ardinge, A. and Rohaert, A. and Gwynne, S. M.V. and Rein, G. and Mitchell, H. and Kalogeropoulos, N. and Kinateder, M. and Bénichou, N. and Kuligowski, E. and Kimball, A.}},
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  keywords     = {{Egress; Evacuation; Fire; Simulation; Verification; Wildfire}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{1493--1519}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Natural Hazards}},
  title        = {{The verification of wildland–urban interface fire evacuation models}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-05913-2}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s11069-023-05913-2}},
  volume       = {{117}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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