Fires and Human Behaviour Second Edition Psychology Revivals Series

This second edition of Fires and Human Behaviour was originally published in 1990 and since the first edition in 1980 there continued to be considerable loss of life in small and large fires throughout the world. The most significant of these from a behavioural point of view was the Kings Cross underground station in 1988. This was a relatively small fire caused by inappropriate human actions.

What appeared to remain timeless and of value ten years after the first edition was published were the details of what actually happens in fires and the psychological models that emerged from studying those details. This second edition was therefore edited to keep the original detailed case studies and to add information about some major incidents that had occurred since 1980.

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.