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Introduction to a method for the allocation of fire companies

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A systematic method of allocating fire companies to regions in a city has been developed. The allocations are based on a compromise between the strategy of equal coverage to all regions of a city and that of minimizing the total citywide fire risk.

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  1. Rider, K. L., “A Parametric Model for the Allocation of Fire Companies” The New York City-Rand Institute (R-1615), forthcoming.

  2. Hausner, J., Walker, W. and Swersey, A., “An Analysis of the Deployment of Fire-Fighting Resources in Yonkers, New York,” The New York City-Rand Institute (R-1566/2), October 1974.

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    Kenneth Lloyd Rider

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Rider, K.L. Introduction to a method for the allocation of fire companies. Fire Technol 11, 99–110 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02589940

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