Abstract

A GIS approach to post incident Analysis of the Jamaica Fire Brigade
Track: Fire, Rescue, and EMS
Authors: Alvin Clarke

The paper researched benefits which GIS have on Post Incident Analysis. The objectives of this research are; locate high risk areas, identify the spatial location of Malicious False Alarm, identify areas that have sufficient hydrant coverage, provide GIS educational aid for fire prevention officers. The research objectives were achieved through a combination of geo-processing tools which included point density,kriging and spatial analysis tools such as buffering and weighted overlay.