Steve Gwynne
| Steve Gwynne | |
|---|---|
| Born | United Kingdom |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United Kingdom; Canada |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Greenwich |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Research on human behaviour in fire and wildfire evacuation; evacuation modelling |
Steve Gwynne is a British-Canadian fire safety scientist whose work focuses on human behaviour in emergencies and evacuation modelling. He is Professor of Evacuation and Pedestrian Dynamics at the University of Greenwich’s Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG).[1] He has held research and leadership roles in government and industry, including at the National Research Council Canada and at Movement Strategies (a GHD company).[2][3]
Education
Gwynne completed a PhD at the University of Greenwich in 2000 with a dissertation on representing occupant interaction with smoke for evacuation modelling.[4][5]
Career
Gwynne began his career with the Fire Safety Engineering Group at the University of Greenwich, publishing on evacuation modelling and human behaviour in fire.[6] He later worked as a Senior and Principal Research Officer at the National Research Council Canada on evacuation and pedestrian dynamics, co-authoring government-backed technical work on human behaviour in fire and wildfire evacuation modelling.[7][8]
In industry, he served as Research Lead at Movement Strategies, contributing to studies and guidance on evacuation drills, crowd behaviour and wildfire evacuation.[9][10] In 2024–2025 he was listed as an author from the University of Greenwich on an ISCRAM proceedings paper documenting the 2024 Roxborough Park (Colorado) wildfire evacuation drill, a cross-agency exercise studied by researchers and emergency managers.[11][12]
He has also held adjunct or visiting roles, including adjunct faculty at the University of Maryland and an adjunct/visiting appointment at Lund University in Sweden focused on evacuation and pedestrian dynamics.[13][14][15]
Gwynne’s research includes widely cited work on evacuation modelling and human factors in fire. A 2001 study co-authored with Ed Galea and colleagues described modelling occupant interaction with fire conditions using the buildingEXODUS evacuation model.[16] His later publications include a peer-reviewed paper documenting a community wildfire evacuation drill at Roxborough Park, Colorado (2019), published in Fire Technology and indexed by PubMed Central.[17]
His work on wildfire evacuation modelling (including the WUI-NITY platform) appears in government and academic sources, such as National Research Council Canada reports and journal articles on wildland–urban interface (WUI) evacuation.[18][19]
Gwynne and collaborators have also published on the design and assessment of evacuation drills and behavioural assumptions in modelling, topics that have been discussed in practitioner media and professional outlets, including the SFPE’s Fire Protection Engineering magazine and interviews/podcasts.[20][21][22][23]
Recognition
In 2025, collaborative work on a bushfire evacuation simulator received coverage in trade and general media in connection with a U.S. award recognising the project’s impact; reports noted Gwynne’s contribution as part of a multi-institutional team.[24][25][26] He has also been profiled for professional awards shortlists in management consulting industry media for thought leadership on human behaviour in emergencies.[27]
Earlier, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reviews of evacuation models acknowledged Gwynne’s role among model developers and experts consulted on model use and egress modelling.[28][29]
Selected works
Gwynne’s publications include:
- Gwynne, S. et al. (2023). “Roxborough Park Community Wildfire Evacuation Drill: Data Collection and Model Benchmarking.” Fire Technology 59(2): 879–901.[30]
- Gwynne, S.; Galea, E.R.; Lawrence, P.J.; Filippidis, L. (2001). “Modelling occupant interaction with fire conditions using the buildingEXODUS evacuation model.” Fire Safety Journal 36(4): 327–357.[31]
- Wahlqvist, J.; Ronchi, E.; Lovreglio, R.; Nilsson, D.; Gwynne, S. (2021). “The simulation of wildland–urban interface fire evacuation: the WUI-NITY platform.” Safety Science 136: 105130.[32]
- Hunt, A.L.E.; Galea, E.R.; Lawrence, P.J.; Frost, I.R.; Gwynne, S.M.V. (2020). “Simulating movement devices used in hospital evacuation.” Fire Technology 56(5): 2209–2240.[33]
External links
- University of Greenwich – FSEG team page (staff listing)
- Google Scholar profile
- University of Maryland profile
References
- ↑ "FSEG team". University of Greenwich. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Gwynne, Steve". University of Maryland. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Steve Gwynne". Lund University. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Steve Gwynne (PhD thesis, vol. 1)" (PDF). Greenwich Academic Literature Archive. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Steve Gwynne (PhD thesis, vol. 2)" (PDF). Greenwich Academic Literature Archive. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Items where Greenwich Author is "Gwynne, Steve"". Greenwich Academic Literature Archive. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Human behaviour in fire: model development and application". National Research Council Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "The simulation of wildland-urban interface fire evacuation: the WUI-NITY platform". National Research Council Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Understanding and modelling evacuation from fire with Professor Steve Gwynne". IDA (Danish Society of Engineers). Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "The future of evacuation drills: Assessing and enhancing evacuee performance". Safety Science. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "The 2024 Roxborough Park Wildfire Evacuation Drill". Proceedings of the 22nd ISCRAM Conference. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "The 2024 Roxborough Park Wildfire Evacuation Drill (author manuscript)" (PDF). Greenwich Academic Literature Archive. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Gwynne, Steve". University of Maryland. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Cover, ToC, Fire Safety Science News No.45" (PDF). International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Steve Gwynne". Lund University. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ Gwynne, S; Galea, E. R; Lawrence, P. J; Filippidis, L (2001-06-01). "Modelling occupant interaction with fire conditions using the buildingEXODUS evacuation model". Fire Safety Journal. 36 (4): 327–357. doi:10.1016/S0379-7112(00)00060-6. ISSN 0379-7112.
- ↑ Gwynne, Steve M. V.; Ronchi, Enrico; Wahlqvist, Jonathan; Cuesta, Arturo; Gonzalez Villa, Javier; Kuligowski, Erica D.; Kimball, Amanda; Rein, Guillermo; Kinateder, Max; Benichou, Noureddine; Xie, Hui (2023-03-01). "Roxborough Park Community Wildfire Evacuation Drill: Data Collection and Model Benchmarking". Fire Technology. 59 (2): 879–901. doi:10.1007/s10694-023-01371-1. PMC 9977886 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 36873577 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ "The simulation of wildland-urban interface fire evacuation: the WUI-NITY platform". National Research Council Canada. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ Wahlqvist, J.; Ronchi, E.; Lovreglio, R.; Nilsson, D.; Gwynne, S. (2021). "The simulation of wildland–urban interface fire evacuation: the WUI-NITY platform". Safety Science. 136: 105130. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2020.105130.
- ↑ "The future of evacuation drills: Assessing and enhancing evacuee performance". Safety Science. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "A Vision for WUI Fire Engineering". Fire Protection Engineering (SFPE). 2023. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "084 – Industry lead research with Steve Gwynne and Mike Spearpoint". Fire Science Show podcast. 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "A Tale Of Three Fires – Comparing Recent Wildfire Evacuations (EPIC Podcast)". Emergency Preparedness in Canada (EPIC). 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Bushfire evacuation simulator wins prestigious US prize". RMIT News. 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Bushfire evacuation simulator win US prize". Fire and Safety Journal Americas. 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Bushfire Evacuation Simulator Wins Prestigious US Prize". National Tribune. 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "Steve Gwynne, GHD Advisory – Thought Leader Consultant of the Year (finalist)". Management Consultancies Association (UK). 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "A Review of Building Evacuation Models (NISTIR 6785)". NIST. 2005. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ "A Review of Building Evacuation Models: 2nd Edition (NISTIR 7316)". NIST. 2009. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ↑ Gwynne, Steve M. V.; Ronchi, Enrico; Wahlqvist, Jonathan; Cuesta, Arturo; Gonzalez Villa, Javier; Kuligowski, Erica D.; Kimball, Amanda; Rein, Guillermo; Kinateder, Max; Benichou, Noureddine; Xie, Hui (2023-03-01). "Roxborough Park Community Wildfire Evacuation Drill: Data Collection and Model Benchmarking". Fire Technology. 59 (2): 879–901. doi:10.1007/s10694-023-01371-1. PMC 9977886 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 36873577 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Gwynne, S; Galea, E. R; Lawrence, P. J; Filippidis, L (2001-06-01). "Modelling occupant interaction with fire conditions using the buildingEXODUS evacuation model". Fire Safety Journal. 36 (4): 327–357. doi:10.1016/S0379-7112(00)00060-6. ISSN 0379-7112.
- ↑ Wahlqvist, J.; Ronchi, E.; Lovreglio, R.; Nilsson, D.; Gwynne, S. (2021). "The simulation of wildland–urban interface fire evacuation: the WUI-NITY platform". Safety Science. 136: 105130. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2020.105130.
- ↑ "Simulating movement devices used in hospital evacuation". Greenwich Academic Literature Archive. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
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