Location Selection for Installation of Emergency Firefighting Devices to Resolve Vulnerable Areas to Fire Response

Abstract

In this study, we aim to propose a methodology for determining priorities and sites for additional installation of emergency firefighting gear, so as to address areas vulnerable to fire response. This study is divided into three parts. The first part involves using GIS spatial analysis for analyzing areas vulnerable to fire response, the second part involves analyzing the current status of buildings in these vulnerable areas, and the third part involves selecting locations for installing emergency firefighting devices and establishing priorities. Masan, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea, which is considered a difficult location for dispatching fire trucks due to the presence of several narrow alleys, was selected as the study area. A total of 1,563 (2.80%) buildings from the area were determined as vulnerable to fire response inside the critical time window. Based on the density and function of buildings, the potential locations and priorities for the installation of emergency firefighting devices were determined. It was ascertained that 569 buildings (36.40%) in areas vulnerable to fire response could be aided during a fire if additional emergency firefighting devices are installed in the 10 selected locations. Going forward, the findings of this study are expected to be applied to basic research aimed at establishing standards for placement of emergency firefighting equipment.