Evacuation of Special Facilities in the Aftermath of Whittier Earthquake

大多数与灾害情况有关的运输行动不能在实验室进行测试或评估，也不能从正常情况下推断。它们必须通过现实生活中的经历来获得，而在地震的情况下，这种情况很少发生。1987年10月1日惠蒂尔地震后，运输和运输相关领域最重大的事件是有组织地疏散特殊设施，如疗养院、医院以及公共和高层建筑。这项研究的主要重点将是分析和评估这些疏散的即时和短期行动，并从疏散时间、培训需求、交通需求和操作问题等方面比较结果。将特别强调撤离长滩海军医院等保健设施。在这方面，将开发一个交互式计算机程序，以模拟自然灾害下卫生保健设施的疏散。海军医院撤离的数据将用于测试和校准该模型。模型输出将提供不同疏散条件下系统性能的评估。该模型旨在成为一种决策支持工具，可以帮助设施经理确定资源的最佳分配，以有效地执行快速而平稳的疏散。

Most transportation actions regarding disaster conditions cannot be tested or evaluated in a laboratory or inferred from normal situations. They have to be acquired through real-life experiences which in the case of an earthquake is a rare occurrence. The most significant events in the transportation and transportation-related field that followed the October 1, 1987 Whittier earthquake is the organized evacuations of special facilities such as convalescent homes, hospitals and public and high rise buildings. The main focus of this study will be on analyzing and evaluating the immediate and short-term actions of these evacuations and comparing the results in terms of evacuation times, training needs, transportation requirements and operational problems. Special emphasis will be placed on the evacuation of the health care facilities such as the Long Beach naval Hospital. In that regard, an interactive computer program will be developed to simulate the evacuation of a health care facility under natural disasters. The data from the evacuation of the Naval Hospital will be used to test and calibrate the model. The model outputs will provide an evaluation of the system performance under different evacuation conditions. The model is intended to be a decision support tool that can assist the facility manager to determine the best allocation of resources to efficiently execute a quick and smooth evacuation.