Abstract
Response Modelling for Mountainous Terrain
Track: Emergency Medical Services/Fire
Author(s): Terrence Richard, Chris Tait, Rudy Pospisil
Growth through development and densification required an additional
Fire Hall and subsequent review of the Fire department travel time model.
The Fire and Engineering departments cooperated to review and compare
current response times to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
travel time guidelines. Esri Network Analyst tools were used to develop
realistic travel times including turn and slope penalties then compared
against historical drive times. Esri Spatial Analyst tools were used to
review and evaluate the firefighter and engine distribution. Geocoded
incident locations enabled the firefighters to visualize incident clustering.
The resulting cooperative effort has provided the Fire Department with the
tools to demonstrate to City Council the results of providing the additional
fire hall, engine and firefighters to better protect Burnaby's citizens.
Terrence Richard
City of Burnaby
4949 Canada Way
Burnaby , British Columbia V5G 1M2
Canada
Phone: 604-294-7091
Fax: 604-294-7425
E-mail: Terry.Richard@burnaby.ca
Chris Tait
City of Burnaby
4949 Canada Way
Burnaby , British Columbia V5G 1M2
Canada
Phone: (604) 294-7218
E-mail: Chris.Tait@burnaby.ca
Rudy Pospisil
Burnaby Fire Department
7578 Edmonds St.
Burnaby , B.C. V5H 2E6
Canada
Phone: 604 521-1492
Fax: 604 521-1441
E-mail: rudy.pospisil@burnaby.ca