Introduction to a Method for the Allocation of Fire Companies,

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.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA010972

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Lloyd Rider

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Earth Sciences
  • Geography
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Space Sciences
  • Travel Time
  • Workload

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Operations Research