Software user's guide for the HAZARD I fire hazard assessment method: version 1.1

Abstract

A large number of people assisted in the development of the HAZARD I methodology. J. E. Snell provided the initial concept of HAZARD I and continued support throughout the development of the methodology. A. J. Fowell provided guidance in the overall logic of the hazard assessment methodology. V. Babrauskas and B. C. Levin developed the tenability criteria for heat flux, temperature, and smoke obscuration. B. C. Levin provided data for tenability limits for toxic gases. B. M. Levin developed the first version of the evacuation model. W. D. Walton developed the version of DETACT used in HAZARD I. E. Braun wrote FIREDATA and provided the basis for the database portions of the methodology. P. Reneke, N. Breese, C. Arnold, A. B. Fadell, and P. Martin assisted in the software development. The expertise of the Fire Services Panel and the Building Configuration Panel was key in providing an unbiased and representative set of example cases to test the HAZARD I methodology. The authors are indebted to the