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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2019.33.3.138

Effect Analysis on Emergency Vehicle Priority System for Securing Golden Time: Targeting on Cheongju City  

Jeong, Keesin (Dept. of Fire & Disaster Prevention, Semyung Univ.)
Kim, Kitae (Cheongju West Fire Station)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.33, no.3, 2019 , pp. 138-142 More about this Journal
Abstract
By securing golden time, this study analyzed the effects of an emergency vehicle priority system in Cheongju, North Chungcheong province. Until the scene of a fire is reached, severe obstacles in the street, such as traffic congestion, cars coming forward, non-cooperative vehicles etc., are significant. To solve these problems of road obstacles, it is essential to adopt an emergency vehicle priority system. From April 2017 to June 2018 (1 year and 2 months, 426 days), the dispatch time and date, fire truck moving distance and required time, traffic signal control section and pass time, and shortening time, were measured. This study selected 140 cases consisting of five heavy traffic and frequent dispatch routes out of 293 cases. The effects of the emergency vehicle priority system were excellent. Overall, it took 3 min 3 s to pass 1 km on an uncontrolled traffic signal section. On the other hand, it took 1 min 23 s to pass 1 km on the same section that was controlled. The shortening time to pass 1 km was 1 min 40 s, showing a 45.4% reduction. This means that the 15 min driving time can be reduced to 6 min and 49 s. From this result, an emergency vehicle priority system should be implemented nationwide as soon as possible.
Keywords
Emergency vehicle priority system; Golden time; Traffic signal control;
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