Abstract
Dynamic Deployment Modeling for Emergency Medical Services Track: EMS/Fire Author(s): John Laznik, David Racca Traditionally, medic units remain in stations within their assigned districts and wait to be dispatched to incidents. A study of EMS in New Castle County, Delaware showed that this type of deployment is sufficient when the demand for services is low and the number of available units is at capacity. However, as units become assigned to incidents; this creates a gap in the total coverage area leading to a significant increase in response times. Dynamic deployment identifies the optimum locations for available units based on real time circumstances, and historical demand, and proactively deploys available units to those locations while trying to minimize the number of times a unit is repositioned during a shift. As discussed in this session, GIS is an ideal tool for the development of a dynamic deployment model, and it was used extensively in this study to examine historical demand and suggest optimum placement of resources. John Laznik University of Delaware Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research 289 Graham Hall, Academy St. Newark , DE 19716 US Phone: (302) 831-0479 Fax: (302) 831-6434 E-mail: jlaz@udel.edu David Racca University of Delaware Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research 284 Graham Hall Academy St. Newark , DE 19716-7325 US Phone: (302) 831-1698 E-mail: dracca@udel.edu |
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