Category Archives: Crowd Safety
Panic, what Panic?
On 19 Oct 2012 a B737 operated by Jet2 was on its take off roll when smoke was detected in the cabin. The Captain brought the aircraft to a quick stop and all 189 passengers evacuated the aircraft. I am … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft Evacuation, Crowd Safety, Evacaution
Tagged aircraft evacuation, B737, BBC, evacuation, panic, safety
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FSEG at the “Human Behaviour in Fire” 2012 Conference
FSEG will be at the Human Behaviour in Fire conference next week (19-21 Sept 2012) in Cambridge UK and will be presenting 7 papers. Continue reading
Posted in Crowd Safety, Evacaution, Fire, Ship Evacuation
Tagged building evacuation, crowd disaster, evacuation, evacuation modelling, love parade, safety
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FSEG YOUTUBE Channel passes 200,000 views
The FSEG YOUTUBE channel has just passed a major milestone – over 200,000 video views of FSEG featured fire research output! This has been achieved with a presence of just under 3 years on YOUTUBE – Well done to the … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Accident and Disaster Management, Crowd Safety, Evacaution, Fire, Ship Evacuation
Tagged costa concordia, crowd dynamics, evacuation, fire, safety
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Costa Concordia Grounding 13 January 2012 — written by Prof Ed Galea, 18 January 2012 16:00
I would like to express my deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones of the 11 confirmed dead and the 21 still missing in the tragic incident on the Costa Concordia off the Island of Giglio on the 13 … Continue reading
Posted in Crowd Safety, Evacaution, Ship Evacuation
Tagged costa concordia, evacuation
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Stay safe on bonfire night!
Tonight is Bonfire night, follow these guidelines, enjoy the festivities and stay safe! Don’t start your own bonfire, safest way to enjoy the festivities is to go to an organised display. If you are going to set off your own … Continue reading
Duisburg Love Parade Crowd Tragedy 24 July 2010 — written by Prof Ed Galea, 25 July 2010, 14:00
Our deepest sympathies go out to the families and loved ones of the 19 people killed in the tragic incident at the Duisburg Love Parade on the 24 July 2010, and our best wishes go to the 340 people who … Continue reading
Posted in Crowd Safety
Tagged crowd disaster, crowd dynamics, duisburg, love parade, panic, safety, stampede
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