Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2018, 20(2):115-120 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2018.2.115-120

Introduction to Voluntary Evacuation Risk Assessment

Pawel Gromek1
1 Faculty of Civil Safety Engineering, Main School of Fire Service, Warsaw, Poland

Taking into consideration safety and security viewpoints of persons and property protection, evacuation as common protection mean is well known. Actually, object state-of-the-art comprises solutions generally based on experience gathered in countries much more affected by mass threats as Central Europe nationalities. Voluntary evacuation is treated as the most common evacuation form. Article presents the comparison of research conducted in USA and Poland defining voluntary evacuation scale as a significant risk factor. The evacuation risk influence determinants are described and risk assessment guidelines are performed. The guidelines are related to the state-of-the-art and the local Central Europe determinants.

Keywords: voluntary evacuation; evacuation scale; risk assessment

Published: June 30, 2018  Show citation

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Gromek, P. (2018). Introduction to Voluntary Evacuation Risk Assessment. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 20(2), 115-120. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2018.2.115-120
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