Are the Portuguese Fire Departments Well Located for Fighting Urban Fires?

Maria Isabel Gomes; Ana C. Jóia; João Pinela; Nelson Chibeles-Martins

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-46439-3_8

Are the Portuguese Fire Departments Well Located for Fighting Urban Fires?

Maria Isabel Gomes, Ana C. Jóia, João Pinela, Nelson Chibeles-Martins

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Abstract

In Portugal, there has been a lack of strategic analysis regarding the preparedness level of urban firefighting in the current Fire Department (FD) locations. The opening of several FDs was the result of the desire of the population and the need to have a quick response in case of an incident. Thus, Portugal has a high number of FDs in relation to the small size of the country and an uneven distribution. Therefore, it is impossible to guarantee an efficient intervention and a timely response throughout the country. In this work, the current situation of the FD locations in the district of Porto is studied. An optimisation approach based on coverage models is carried out. The results show where the FDs’ areas of operation overlap, where there is a deficit in coverage and which existing locations are strategically important to maintain for urban fire fighting. Although only the district of Porto was studied, the proposed approach can be applied to all other Portuguese districts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Operational Research
Subtitle of host publication	IO 2022—OR in Turbulent Times: Adaptation and Resilience. XXII Congress of APDIO, University of Évora, Portugal, November 6–8, 2022
Editors	João Paulo Almeida, Filipe Pereira e Alvelos, Jorge Orestes Cerdeira, Samuel Moniz, Cristina Requejo
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	99-111
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-46439-3
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-46438-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46439-3_8
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	22nd Congress of the Portuguese Association of Operational Research, APDIO 2022 - Evora, Portugal Duration: 6 Nov 2022 → 8 Nov 2022

Publication series

Name	Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics
Publisher	Springer
Volume	437
ISSN (Print)	2194-1009
ISSN (Electronic)	2194-1017

Conference

Conference	22nd Congress of the Portuguese Association of Operational Research, APDIO 2022
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Evora
Period	6/11/22 → 8/11/22

Keywords

Case study
Coverage optimisation models
Location modelling
Urban firefighting

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10.1007/978-3-031-46439-3_8

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Gomes, M. I., Jóia, A. C., Pinela, J., & Chibeles-Martins, N. (2024). Are the Portuguese Fire Departments Well Located for Fighting Urban Fires? In J. P. Almeida, F. P. E. Alvelos, J. O. Cerdeira, S. Moniz, & C. Requejo (Eds.), Operational Research: IO 2022—OR in Turbulent Times: Adaptation and Resilience. XXII Congress of APDIO, University of Évora, Portugal, November 6–8, 2022 (pp. 99-111). (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics; Vol. 437). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46439-3_8

Gomes, Maria Isabel ; Jóia, Ana C. ; Pinela, João et al. / Are the Portuguese Fire Departments Well Located for Fighting Urban Fires?. Operational Research: IO 2022—OR in Turbulent Times: Adaptation and Resilience. XXII Congress of APDIO, University of Évora, Portugal, November 6–8, 2022. editor / João Paulo Almeida ; Filipe Pereira e Alvelos ; Jorge Orestes Cerdeira ; Samuel Moniz ; Cristina Requejo. Cham : Springer, 2024. pp. 99-111 (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics).

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Gomes, MI , Jóia, AC , Pinela, J & Chibeles-Martins, N 2024, Are the Portuguese Fire Departments Well Located for Fighting Urban Fires? in JP Almeida, FPE Alvelos, JO Cerdeira, S Moniz & C Requejo (eds), Operational Research: IO 2022—OR in Turbulent Times: Adaptation and Resilience. XXII Congress of APDIO, University of Évora, Portugal, November 6–8, 2022. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics, vol. 437, Springer, Cham, pp. 99-111, 22nd Congress of the Portuguese Association of Operational Research, APDIO 2022, Evora, Portugal, 6/11/22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46439-3_8

Are the Portuguese Fire Departments Well Located for Fighting Urban Fires? / Gomes, Maria Isabel ; Jóia, Ana C.; Pinela, João et al.
Operational Research: IO 2022—OR in Turbulent Times: Adaptation and Resilience. XXII Congress of APDIO, University of Évora, Portugal, November 6–8, 2022. ed. / João Paulo Almeida; Filipe Pereira e Alvelos; Jorge Orestes Cerdeira; Samuel Moniz; Cristina Requejo. Cham: Springer, 2024. p. 99-111 (Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics; Vol. 437).

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