Emergency plans play a key role in the emergency management of metro operation. Well-
prepared emergency response supported by plans can greatly mitigate the significant …

Metro accidents are apt to cause serious consequences, such as casualties or heavy
economic loss. Once accidents occur, quick and accurate decision-making is essential to …

Ontologies provide a machine-processable description of entities and their properties,
relationships and constraints, thus they can depict the semantics of disaster situations and …

This paper presents the first prototype of the EMILI-SITE system that will provide an
advanced simulation and training capabilities for emergency management in critical …

With the frequent occurrence of emergency incidents in recent years, developing intelligent
and effective decision support systems for emergency response and management is getting …

As our society ages, more and more elderly or disabled people live in long-term care (LTC)
facilities, which are vulnerable to fires and may result in heavy casualties. Because of the …

Firefighters require accurate and timely information regarding a building and its environment
to perform their duty safely and successfully during a fire emergency. However, due to the …

China is severely exposed to natural hazards. Currently, there are more than 5.5 million
contingency plans for handling various incidents. Similar to those produced in other …

The emergency response process is quite complex since there is a wide variety of elements
to be evaluated for taking decisions. Uncertainties generated by subjectivity and imprecision …

Emergency situations (disasters) occur regularly, and they present a vast risk for human
lives and infrastructures. Reactions to disasters can vary depending upon the availability of …