The purpose of the research was to develop a model of
decision making in office building fire evacuations.
Data was collected by means of a questionnaire and
short film. The questionnaire contained separate fire
scenarios that corresponded to the order of cue
presentation in the film. For each fire scenario,
participants in the study responded to 36 items. The
items represented seven constructs of action (continue
normal activities, investigate/seek further
information, alert/warn others, protective procedures,
wait for assistance, fight the fire and evacuate).