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The Study for the Optimal Location of Fire Stations in Seoul  

Kim, Geun-Young (강남대학교)
Kang, Sung-Il (서울시립대학교 도시해정연구실)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation / v.2, no.1, 2002 , pp. 153-159 More about this Journal
Abstract
Disasters are the phenomena that we have to prevent the occurrence in order to keep the safety to human lives and properties, and if occurred, we have to minimize the economic, social, and mental costs of the occurred disasters or incidents. This research analyzes the optimal location of fire stations in terms of served population maximization in Seoul. This research introduces "the maximal covering location problem(MCLP)," one of the optimization techniques, as the primary research method. This research also applies a geographic information system into spatial distribution analyses of existing fire stations and observed fire incidents. Results from the analyses show that the existing location of fire stations and branches need to be improved. The dispatch location of fire engines should be reconsidered for rapid services of fire fighting.
Keywords
Covering Location Problem; Optimization Method; Fire Station Location; Geographic Information System;
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