Accession Number:

ADA010972

Title:

Introduction to a Method for the Allocation of Fire Companies,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Rider,Kenneth Lloyd

Report Date:

1974-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

22.0

Abstract:

A decision must be made about where to locate a new fire house whenever an outmoded fire house is scheduled to be closed. Another major concern is the travel time to fires throughout the city. A problem arises if two regions of a city have widely differing rates of fire incidence. In practice, some compromise must be made between objectives in order to obtain a reasonable and useful allocation of fire companies. This paper presents a systematic method of making a compromise based on estimations of fire alarms, hazards, geography, and workload.

Descriptors:

• *FIRE FIGHTING
• *URBAN PLANNING
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• FREQUENCY
• MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• DECISION MAKING
• FACILITIES
• ALLOCATIONS
• SITE SELECTION
• FIRES
• TRAVEL TIME

Subject Categories:

• Civil Engineering
• Safety Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE