Evaluation of the Location of Fire Stations Using GIS and PCATS

Abstract

In this paper, the geographic distribution of individuals' locations at the time of a natural disaster is calculated with PCATS that is improved to represent the individual's activity location in a coordinates system. In addition, by using GIS and simulation, the spatial distribution of fire stations and evacuation locations is visualized, and the allocation of coverage area for each fire station is evaluated by examining the distance and movement time from each fire station and each evacuation place to heavily populated areas.