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Jan 1, 1975
Describes a computer program that allows a fire dispatcher to monitor fire protection in his jurisdiction on a real-time basis.
Describes a method for the allocation of fire companies to regions of a city.
Proposes, motivates, and tests a model for predicting the expected fire company travel time in a region, given the region's area, the number of fire companies stationed there, the alarm rate, and the expected total service time per alarm.
One of a series of case studies documenting deployment analyses of police, fire, and ambulance services in seven American cities.
One of a series of case studies documenting deployment analyses of police, fire, and ambulance services in several American cities.
One of a series of case studies documenting deployment analyses of police, fire and ambulance services in several American cities.
A nontechnical overview of the Firehouse Site Evaluation Model that was developed at The New York City-RAND Institute (see R-1618/2).
A manual to provide fire department planners, systems analysts and data processing personnel with documentation of a computer-based model that can be used to evaluate alternative arrangements of fire companies.
A nontechnical overview of the Parametric Allocation Model that was developed at The New York City-RAND Institute determining how to allocate fire-fighting resources to various regions of a city.
Prepared to provide systems analysts and data processing personnel with a user's manual for a computer program that implements The New York City-RAND Institute's Parametric Allocation Model.
Outlines a series of lectures for instructors who wish to present a one- to five-day course in deployment of emergency services. Included are lesson plans, references, and examples of visual aids that can be used.
Lecture notes to be used by students whose instructor is teaching from the companion volume.
