Title :
A Simulation Model of Fire Department Operations: Design and Preliminary Results
Author :
Carter, Grace M. ; Ignall, Edward J.
Author_Institution :
RAND Corporation and Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
Abstract :
A simulation model designed to compare different policies for locating, relocating, and dispatching fire-fighting units is described. Issues treated include: the use of internal measures of performance as proxies for global ones; the use of analytical models for various subproblems to yield policies to be tested; the handling of loss of life and other important but rare events. The SIMSCRIPT 1.5 simulator and input and post-simulation analysis programs are described. Results that have been used by the Fire Department of the City of New York are presented and analyzed.
Keywords :
Analytical models; Cities and towns; Delay; Dispatching; Engines; Fires; Life testing; Loss measurement; Performance loss; Vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Systems Science and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSSC.1970.300303
