This paper evaluates the current methods and systems of high rise evacuation in the event of a fire. Since the World Trade Center terrorist attacks, many new approaches have been taken to update the Evacuation Systems of these buildings. In a fire event, the major cause of death is not burns or structural collapse, but rather smoke inhalation.
This paper evaluates the current methods and systems of high rise evacuation in the event of a fire. Since the World Trade Center terrorist attacks, many new approaches have been taken to up…