01715nab a2200229 4500 20260520001113.0 260224s2016 xxu ing Inglés Firefighter Wayfinding in Dark Environments Monitored by RFID ene. 2016 25/07/2016 ; 25/07/2016 6 p. ; 273-279 Transcripción del resúmen realizada por el autor: A building on fire is a smoky and dark environment both for firefighters and for civilians trapped inside. The faster firefighters find a way to search for and rescue civilians at a fire scene, the higher the survival rate of those trapped inside. This study presents a discussion on the characteristics of firefighter wayfinding under low visibility. The firefighters who participated in this study underwent testing at a training ground. The participants’ search and wayfinding paths were recorded using radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology. The results revealed that the mean searching time in each room decreased from 135 to 19 s as the firefighters became increasingly familiarized with the task. As expected, data also shows that smaller rooms contributed to shorter searching times. Most participants could manage a maximum of three rooms, with wayfinding confusion manifested after they had searched through the third room. These findings are crucial for the design of fireground strategies and training. 1 Fire Technology 52 ARTICULO Hsiao, Gary 55485 Tang, Chieh-Hsin 55486 Huang, Te-Chin 55487 Lin, Ching-Yuan 55488 189658 189658 0 0 0 0 257477 BAAB BAAB 2026-03-06 200061898 0 200061898 2026-03-06 00:19:49 2026-03-06 ARTICULO