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Alex Smith Capstone Peer Review Presentation October 1, 2008 Advisor: Dr. Alexander Klippel

Development of Fire Response Zones using Network Routing to Determine Service Areas and Response TreeS. Alex Smith Capstone Peer Review Presentation October 1, 2008 Advisor: Dr. Alexander Klippel. Outline. Background Information Problem Potential methods of segmentation

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Alex Smith Capstone Peer Review Presentation October 1, 2008 Advisor: Dr. Alexander Klippel

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  1. Development of Fire Response Zones using Network Routing to Determine Service Areas and Response TreeS Alex Smith Capstone Peer Review Presentation October 1, 2008 Advisor: Dr. Alexander Klippel

  2. Outline • Background Information • Problem • Potential methods of segmentation • Proposed procedures • Questions

  3. Richland County, South Carolina • 767 Square miles • 350,000 people • Important features • Fort Jackson – 52,000 Acre Army basic training facility • Congaree Swamp National Park – 26,000 Acres

  4. Richland County, South Carolina County Location County Detail • Map of SC • Map of Richland County

  5. Emergency Dispatch • 675,000 calls per year to 911 Center result in 475,000 incident dispatches

  6. Fire Response • 38,000 fire dispatches per year – 105 per day • 3600 road miles • 30 fully staffed fire stations “Preserve lives, property and resources”

  7. 911/ Dispatch Procedures (Quickly) • Citizen dials 911 • Call routed by phone carrier to Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) • Call answered at 911 Center • Phone carrier provides number, address, and Emergency Services Number (ESN) • Nature of call determined (Police, Fire, EMS) • Closest unit determined and dispatched*

  8. Outline • Background • Problem Explained • Potential methods of segmentation • Proposed procedures • Questions

  9. Problem Explained • Currently, the way in which a fire suppression unit is chosen for dispatch is…less than desireable • Dispatch may not be same in two identical incidents at the exact same location • There exist two methods – neither of which has been updated or maintained completely over the past 7 years • Emergency Services Number (ESN) • Computer Aided Dispatching (CAD) System

  10. Proposed Solution • For every location within Richland County, I will develop a call list, in order, of the 10 quickest responding units of each type (Engine, Ladder, Battalion, Pumper, Brush) • Any time a call location is determined, a simple point in polygon analysis will determine the call list of responding stations • The resulting methodology will be repeatable, providing for updated data in the future

  11. Outline • Background • Problem • Potential methods of segmentation • Proposed procedures • Questions

  12. Straight Line DistanceVoronoiTesselation or Thiessen Polygons

  13. Straight Line Distance Advantages Disadvantages • Quick • Easy • Does not take into account actual travel time • Calculates as if fire response apparatus did not require roads

  14. Raster Allocation - Cost

  15. Raster Allocation - Cost Advantages Disadvantages • Quick and relatively simple • Better result than straight line distance • Can not provide for unique situations such as one way roads • Does not provide as good a result as is possible with vector based calculations

  16. Vector Based Network Analysis

  17. Vector Based Network Analysis

  18. Vector Based Network Analysis

  19. Vector Based Network Analysis

  20. Vector Based Network Analysis

  21. Vector Based Network Analysis Advantages Disadvantages • Most accurate results of methods available • Parameters can be tweaked • Includes one-way streets and turn prohibitors • Difficult to set up • Cumbersome analysis • Results need human verification

  22. Outline • Background • Problem • Potential methods of segmentation • Proposed procedures • Questions

  23. First Closest – 4 Units

  24. Second Closest – 4 Units

  25. Third Closest – 4 Units

  26. Fourth Closest – 4 Units

  27. 4 Units – Call List 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

  28. 4 Units – Call List 1 2 2 3 3 4 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

  29. 4 Units – Call List 1 2 2 3 3 4 1st 2 1 3 2 4 3 2nd 3rd 4th

  30. 4 Units – Call List 1 2 2 3 3 4 1st 2 1 3 2 4 3 2nd 3rd 3 3 1 4 2 2 4th

  31. 4 Units – Call List 1 2 2 3 3 4 1st 2 1 3 2 4 3 2nd 3rd 3 3 1 4 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 4th

  32. 4 Units – 911 Call 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

  33. 4 Units – 911 Call 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

  34. 4 Units – 911 Call 3 1st 2 2nd 3rd 4 1 4th

  35. 4 Units – 911 Call 3 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

  36. 4 Units – 911 Call 3 1st 2 2nd 3rd 4th

  37. 4 Units – 911 Call 3 1st 2 2nd 3rd 4 4th

  38. 4 Units – 911 Call 3 1st 2 2nd 3rd 4 1 4th

  39. Network Impedances • Speed Limits • Street Widths • Other Factors • One way streets • Turn Prohibitors • Medians and fencing • Locked gates • Distance or time? • Temporal Variables • Daily and seasonal

  40. 10 Closest – by drive time

  41. 10 Closest – by drive time

  42. Final Intended Results • A map in which at every location, we can immediately determine the response list of units to dispatch in an fire emergency • 1st to 10th responder for each type of apparatus

  43. Use of Final Results • Emergency dispatch for fire Richland County Fire Response Plan

  44. Use of Final Results • Commercial Fire!!! 153

  45. Use of Final Results • Commercial Fire!!! • Commercial Fire • Response • 2 Engines • 1 Tanker • 2 Battalions • 1 Ladder Richland County Fire Response Plan

  46. Timeline • October 1, 2008 – Peer Review Proposal • December 2008 – complete analysis • January 2008 – test and verify results • February 2008 – finalize and finish presentation • February 19, 2008 – presentation at North Carolina GIS Conference in Raleigh, NC

  47. Questions?? Alexander Smith alexwsmith@gmail.com Advisor: Dr. Alexander Klippel

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