<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>47</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rochan Upadhyay</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Galvin Pringle</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">George Beckett</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stephen Potter</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Liangxiu Han</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Stephen Welch</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Asif Usmani</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jose Torero</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%"> An Architecture for an Integrated Fire Emergency Response System for the Built Environment</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9th Symposium of the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS)</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">emergency response system</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">FireGrid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">system architecture</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">technology integration</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">21-26 September </style></date></pub-dates></dates><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">IAFSS</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Karlsruhe, GERMANY</style></pub-location><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">FireGrid is a modern concept that aims to leverage a number of modern technologies to aid 
fire emergency response. In this paper we provide a brief introduction to the FireGrid project. A number 
of different technologies such as wireless sensor networks, grid-enabled High Performance Computing 
(HPC) implementation of fire models, and artificial intelligence tools need to be integrated to build up a 
modern fire emergency response system. We propose a system architecture that provides the framework for integration of the various technologies. We describe the components of the generic FireGrid system architecture in detail. Finally we present a small-scale demonstration experiment which has been completed to highlight the concept and application of the FireGrid system to an actual fire. Although our proposed system architecture provides a versatile framework for integration, a number of new and interesting research problems need to be solved before actual deployment of the system. We outline some of the challenges involved which require significant interdisciplinary collaborations. 

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