Spatial Analysis of Fire stations in Baghdad city based on GIS techniques. | ||
| Journal of College of Education | ||
| Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 3, September 2017, Pages 131-143 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ayad Ali Faris; Mohammed Salih Rabeea | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The spatial distribution of fire stations in Baghdad city and their relative efficiency, represent a problem needing analysis. Based on the statement of problem the objective of the present study was carried out to conduct spatial analysis of the existing fire station in the study area and compared the results with some implemented standards based on geographic information systems (GIS) using ArcGIS spatial and network analysis tools. The results shows that only 44% of the roads network zones in Baghdad city are involved in fire station services with maximum service distance up to 7 kms, and more the 50% of the city area are not fall under the standard fire stations distribution roles. After rearranging the locations of some existing fire stations and suggesting additional fire stations, the serviced zone are enhanced up to 67%, with reducing in the service distance up to 4 kms. The study was concluded that, the fire stations in Baghdad city are randomly distributed, the dense intersections of roads network beside other security restrictions, led to reduce the efficiency of fire stations services in Baghdad city. Ten fire stations are suggested to enhance the efficiency and to accommodate the built up increasing in the city. | ||
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