Performing Policy Analysis for Municipal Agencies: Lessons from the New York City-Rand Institute's Fire Project,

Abstract

The New York City-Rand Institute was involved in performing policy analysis for the New York City Fire Department over a period of 7 1/2 years. During this time many changes were made in the Fire Department's operations based largely on the results of the Institute's analysis. This paper discusses some of the changes, proposes some explanations for the success of the project, and describes how the work led to a similar effort to perform deployment policy studies for emergency service agencies throughout the country under federal sponsorship. The paper concludes with some impressions about what the work has taught us about performing urban policy analysis for operating agencies and transferring technology to municipal government personnel.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA022169

Entities

People

  • Warren E. Walker

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Deployment
  • Emergencies
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Medical Personnel
  • New York
  • Paramedics

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Economics
  • Research Science/Academic Research