@article{10902/21425,
year = {2021},
month = {3},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/21425},
abstract = {A common assumption is that the way occupants respond in fires will be significantly influenced by whether they are alone or with others. However, experimental evidence of this is limited. Here we compare the evacuation decision-making of isolated individuals vs individuals in small-groups of 5 and 12-13 members. Experiments reveal that large groups are significantly more efficient than smaller groups and individuals alone. We also find that social influence is determinant for exit choice behavior in individuals. The results are consistent with recent findings attesting to the positive/negative effects of the social influence during evacuation.},
organization = {The authors would like to thank the European Commission for the LETS-CROWD project received funding from the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under the grant agreement Nº 740466 and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness for DEFENDER Project Grant, Ref:  BIA2015-64866-R, co-funded by  ERDS funds. Moreover, authors thank the suggestions, experiences, and comments from LEAs involved in LETS-CROWD project.},
publisher = {Elsevier Limited},
publisher = {Fire Safety Journal, 2021, 120, 103018},
publisher = {13th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science, Waterloo, Canada, 2021},
title = {Alone or with others: experiments on evacuation decision making},
author = {Cuesta Jiménez, Arturo and Abreu Menéndez, Orlando Víctor and Balboa Marras, Adriana and Alvear Portilla, Manuel Daniel},
}