Planning Rescue Services with Non-Stationary Rescue Units
Geographical accessibility is fundamental when planning rescue services. At present there are several programs for computing the accessibility of stationary rescue units. This study suggests a method for evaluating geographic accessibility in scenarios containing also non-stationary units. The metho...
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ftulundlup:oai:lup.lub.lu.se:8ca44376-dd28-42ef-b53c-e4ed0408bedb 2023-05-15T17:44:34+02:00 Planning Rescue Services with Non-Stationary Rescue Units Dahlgren, Anders Harrie, Lars Axelsson, Anders 2009 https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/707730 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-008-0051-y eng eng Springer https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/707730 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10694-008-0051-y wos:000265918000001 scopus:67349164026 Fire Technology; 45(3), pp 239-255 (2009) ISSN: 0015-2684 Physical Geography Human Geography non-stationary units planning accessibility rescue service level of coverage concentration mean response time contributiontojournal/article info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2009 ftulundlup https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-008-0051-y 2023-02-01T23:33:08Z Geographical accessibility is fundamental when planning rescue services. At present there are several programs for computing the accessibility of stationary rescue units. This study suggests a method for evaluating geographic accessibility in scenarios containing also non-stationary units. The method supports the planning process by matching the risk of an incident occurring with the rescue units’ capabilities and accessibility. The method is implemented in the computer program Rescue Unit Planner. The result of the analysis is presented in thematic maps and graphs as level of coverage, mean response time and concentration. The method and the computer program have been evaluated in two case studies: one urban area in southern Sweden and one rural area in northern Sweden. The case studies show that that this method can be useful in the rescue service planning process. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Lund University Publications (LUP) Fire Technology 45 3 239 255 |
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Geographical accessibility is fundamental when planning rescue services. At present there are several programs for computing the accessibility of stationary rescue units. This study suggests a method for evaluating geographic accessibility in scenarios containing also non-stationary units. The method supports the planning process by matching the risk of an incident occurring with the rescue units’ capabilities and accessibility. The method is implemented in the computer program Rescue Unit Planner. The result of the analysis is presented in thematic maps and graphs as level of coverage, mean response time and concentration. The method and the computer program have been evaluated in two case studies: one urban area in southern Sweden and one rural area in northern Sweden. The case studies show that that this method can be useful in the rescue service planning process. |
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Planning Rescue Services with Non-Stationary Rescue Units |
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