ALLOCATION OF EMERGENCY UNITS - RESPONSE AREAS

• NCJ Number: 11611
• Author(s): J M CHAIKEN
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Rand Corporation
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PAPER PRESENTED AT 4TH COLLOQUIUM ON OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES, LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER 1971

Annotation

METHODS FOR CHANGING EMERGENCY VEHICLE RESPONSE AREAS SO AS TO REDUCE AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME AND THE IMBALANCE OF WORKLOAD AMONG UNITS.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR DEMONSTRATES MATHEMATICALLY THAT THE AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME FOR EMERGENCY UNITS SUCH AS FIRE ENGINES, AMBULANCES, AND POLICE PATROL CARS, WHICH RESPOND TO SPATIALLY DISTRIBUTED INCIDENTS, IS NOT NECESSARILY MINIMIZED BY ALWAYS DISPATCHING THE CLOSEST AVAILABLE UNIT(S) TO EACH INCIDENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)