Track: Emergency Management and Public Safety
Utilizing GIS To Evaluate and Improve a Fire Protection System
David S. ColemanBrandon D. Selle , Larry Massing
When the City of Stuart, Florida, questioned their fire protection system they turned to GIS to help analyze the situation. ArcInfo and ArcView GIS software were instrumental in identifying the spatial arrangement and hydraulic limitations of the distribution system. In the analysis, a service radius for each hydrant was delineated through buffer generation to determine coverage. Flow data were collected for the hydrants, which allowed for the assignment of hydrants to National Fire Prevention Association standard categories in the GIS. In the final map depicting the City's fire protection, areas without coverage and low-pressure areas were easily identified.
David S. Coleman
Lindahl, Browning, Ferrari, & Hellstrom, Inc.
2400 SE Monterey Road
Stuart, FL 34996
USA
Telephone: 561-286-3883
Fax: 561-286-3925
E-mail: lbfhst@gate.net