Abstract
Maintaining and enhancing the quality of civil defense services are of importance to citizens’ life in any city. During the past few decades, the expansion of settlements in Al-Riyadh City has led to a shortage in the distribution of the civil defense centers (CDCs) there. The main aim of this study is to implement the Weighted Sum Method (WSM) and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to evaluate the distribution of the CDCs in Al-Riyadh City. Eight criteria (i.e., distance from the existing civil defense center, accident density, population density, distance from the road, distance from commercial centers, distance from educational services, distance from industrial areas, and distance from residential areas) were used. The areas under the curve (AUC) of the Prediction Rate Curve (PRC) show that almost all of the AHP models are better than the WSM model. We suggest establishing five CDCs in Al-Riyadh City in areas that are lacking CDCs and characterized by a high population density and consequently a high rate of accidents. We recommend highly long-term planning for establishing new CDCs in cities where there is rapid areal expansion (e.g., Al-Riyadh City).
Highlights
Published: 20 October 2021Civil defense is a set of measures to protect citizens and public and private property from the dangers of fires, disasters, wars, and various accidents
The tasks of civil defense can be summarized as: (i) providing relief to those affected by emergency situations; (ii) firefighting, fire extinguishing, rescue, and ambulance services; (iii) establishing operating rooms and civil defense centers (CDCs) and identifying those affected; (iv) storing various materials and equipment needed in war emergencies and catastrophic situations; (v) preparing and implementing the necessary procedures and providing cash support; and (vi) implementing plans for evacuation and providing shelter in emergency situations [2]
Selecting sites for the optimal location of civil defense centers is an important application for geographic information systems (GISs), which can play a significant role in decision-making [3]
Summary
Civil defense is a set of measures to protect citizens and public and private property from the dangers of fires, disasters, wars, and various accidents. It plays a key role in any country by assisting those who are afflicted and providing safety for transportation, communications, and evacuation plans as defined by the civil defense system [1]. Efficient utilization of these resources is a major responsibility of decision-makers in a country and can have a considerable impact on the quality of the service provided by civil defense. The main task of the civil defense center is acting in the event
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