An Analysis of the Deployment of Fire-Fighting Resources in Jersey City, New Jersey

Kenneth Lloyd Rider, J. Hausner, R. Shortell, J. Bligh, T. Candiloro

ResearchPublished 1975

One of a series of case studies documenting deployment analyses of police, fire, and ambulance services in several American cities. It presents a description and the results of a study that was conducted to analyze the deployment of Jersey City's fire companies. Among the objectives of the study were: (1) to transfer to the city a knowledge of the Institute's methodology; and (2) to use that methodology to develop a ten-year plan for the deployment of the city's fire-fighting resources. The analysis focused on: the number, location, and manning of the city's fire companies; the type of vehicles that should be used; and the appropriate initial-dispatch policy. Several deployment options of similar cost were developed and evaluated. A complete description of the deployment analysis methodology is presented. (See also R-1566/1, R-1566/2, R-1566/3, R-1566/5, and R-1566/6.)

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web Only
  • Year: 1975
  • Pages: 95
  • Document Number: R-1566/4-HUD

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Rider, Kenneth Lloyd, J. Hausner, R. Shortell, J. Bligh, and T. Candiloro, An Analysis of the Deployment of Fire-Fighting Resources in Jersey City, New Jersey. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1975. https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R1566z4.html.
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