6-1. List the four human characteristics that affect susceptibility to injury or

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6-1. List the four human characteristics that affect susceptibility to injury or death of individuals caused by a building fire?

6-2. Describe the life safety concerns related to day care building occupancies?

6-3. Describe the life safety concerns related to detention and correctional building occupancies?

6-4. Explain the importance of complying with the Life Safety Code?

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6-5. A shopping mall that takes up an entire city block includes a movie the and several bar/restaurant operations. On a Friday night at 7:00 p.m., a reoccurs in the kitchen of one of the restaurants. Smoke spreads rapidly through the mall, causing fire alarms to sound throughout the building. Explain how the characteristics affecting classes of occupancies and building occupants' susceptibility to fire apply to these groups of patrons.

A. Young children in the movie theater, which is currently showing a film that appeals primarily to an audience under twelve years of age.

B. Shoppers in a department store within the mall.

C. Customers at a bar/restaurant featuring a "happy hour" event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Explanation / Answer

Four human characteristics that affect susceptibility to injury or death of individuals caused by a building fire are:

1. A tendency to panic - Fire can lead to widespread panic causing a stampede or running over each other. Some of them may take irrational decisions like locking themselves in a room and then dying due to smoke.

2. Age - The children and aged are less mobile and they may find it difficult to get out of such situation unless supported appropriately.

3. Unfamiliarity (Knowledge and education) - Most of the people who die are not trained for such situations or have not gone thru the routine fire drills.

4. Physical condition/Presence - During the time of the fire, is the person alone or in a group to support or if the person is under medication or inebriated.

Answer 6-2 - In a daycare facility, the primary occupants are children who are most susceptible to death or injury in case of an unfortunate incident. Some of the life-safety concerns are:

Answer 6-3 - In a detention and correctional building, occupants are generally locked. The facilities include prison, mental health centers, juvenile jails etc. Some of the life-safety concerns are:

Answer 6-4. - The importance of complying with life safety code is:

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