Table of Contents
Foreword to Second Edition. Foreword to First Edition. 1. Studying the Experience of Fires David Canter 2. Behavioural Aspects of the King’s Cross Disaster Ian Donald and David Canter 3. Psychological Aspects of Firesetting Robert G. Vreeland and Bernard M. Levin 4. Playing with Matches: Children and Fires Ditsa Kafry 5. The Concept of Panic Jonathan Sime 6. A Survey of Behaviour in Fires Peter G. Wood 7. Fat Fires: A Domestic Hazard Claire Whittington and John R. Wilson 8. Domestic, Multiple Occupancy and Hospital Fires David Canter, John Breaux and Jonathan Sime 9. Human Behaviour in Fires in Total Institutions Gilda M. Haber 10. Fires in Nursing Facilities Lars Lerup, David Cronrath and John K. C. Liu 11. A Model of Behaviour in Fires Applied in a Nursing House Fire Perry Edelman, Elicia Herz and Leonard Bickman 12. An Overview of Human Behaviour in Fires David Canter 13. Informing, Educating and Training to Avoid Disasters David Canter 14. Experiencing Fires Charles Clisby. Index.
