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NUMBER OF EMERGENCY UNITS BUSY AT ALARMS WHICH REQUIRE MULTIPLE SERVERS

NCJ Number
7100
Author(s)
J M CHAIKEN
Date Published
1971
Length
15 pages
Annotation
MATHEMATICAL FORMULA FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF URBAN EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
Abstract
THE FORMULA MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE HOW MANY VEHICLES TO HAVE ON DUTY IN PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AT VARIOUS TIMES OF DAY. THIS METHOD HAS BEEN USED BY THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT (MODIFIED AUTHOR ABSTRACT)