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This paper reviews two reports which are two of the earliest large scale studies of behaviour in fire. The reports provide statistical information on human behaviour in fire based on responses to questionnaires. The purpose of this review is to ascertain the extent to which their data can provide support for the Human Behaviour and Evacuation sub-model of the CESARE-RISK model. The statistical information contained in this paper is derived from the reports, albeit with further analyses and summaries of the data therein. The paper is an attempt to extract and present the most pertinent information from the reports. No attempt is made to compare the data in the reports with other findings. In summary, though the studies provide a general picture of behaviour in fires, they lack the detail required by the CESARE-RISK model.