A STUDY ON THE OPTIMUM LOCATION OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS BASED ON THE ACTUAL DATA OF FIRE BUREAU

– A case study on Utsunomiya City –

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to determine the optimum location of the fire station based on the actual data of fire and ambulance in Utsunomiya City.
The result of the analysis, we found that the large population area is in high demand of emergency transportation and the ambulance service can’t handle a plurality of demands at the same time in such areas.
The result of the optimal location analysis indicated that they can correspond to both demands by locating 8 or more fire stations. It showed the guidance for the locational planning of the fire station.