- Author
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Chaiken, J. M.
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Larson, R. C.
- Title
- Methods for Allocating Urban Emergency Units.
- Coporate
- Rand Institute, New York City, NY
- Report
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R-680-HUD/NSF
May 1971
62 p.
- Keywords
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fire fighting vehicles
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emergencies
- Identifiers
- police cars; description of an urban emergency service system; factors influencing the selection of an allocation policy; determining the number of units to have on duty in each area; design of response areas; locating units and facilities; crime-preventive patrol; methods for evaluating proposed changes in allocation procedures
- Abstract
- Many urban emergency service systems, including police departments, fire departments, and ambulance services, share common operational problems related to the allocation and dispatch of vehicles which respond to calls for service from the public. Recent studies at the New York City-Rand Institute and elsewhere have been directed at the use of quantitative methods for solving such allocation problems. This Report reviews the major research topics and describes those results which have produced, or are likely to produce, substantial improvements in system performance when implemented.