Green, Chéri AMans, Gerbrand GSchmitz, PMcKelly, DTe Water, M2015-11-202015-11-202014-05Green, CA, Mans, G, Schmitz, P, McKelly, D and Te Water, M. 2014. Planning for emergency services using GIS-based geographic accessibility analysis. Town and Regional Planning, vol. 64, pp 53-64.http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8294Copyright: 2014 University of the Free StateMunicipalities and metropolitan structures are required by law to provide sufficient response to emergency situations. In order to respond efficiently to disasters such as fire and flooding, it is necessary to place facilities optimally. This case study presents and applies a methodology to determine the locations of additional fire stations, using accessibility analysis rather than incident data which is often incomplete or unavailable. The required response time is based on the SANS 10090:2003 standard for various risks. The case study recommends that in the longer term seven additional fire stations are needed in conjunction with the existing 19 fire stations in the eThekwini Metro in South Africa to offer a response to fire incidents as required by the standard.enMunicipalitiesMetropolitan structuresFireFloodingDisaster preventionEmergency situationsEnvironmental risksSANS 10090:2003 standardArticleGreen, C. A., Mans, G. G., Schmitz, P., McKelly, D., & Te Water, M. (2014). Planning for emergency services using GIS-based geographic accessibility analysis. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8294Green, Cheri A, Gerbrand G Mans, P Schmitz, D McKelly, and M Te Water "Planning for emergency services using GIS-based geographic accessibility analysis." (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8294Green CA, Mans GG, Schmitz P, McKelly D, Te Water M. Planning for emergency services using GIS-based geographic accessibility analysis. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8294.TY - Article AU - Green, Cheri A AU - Mans, Gerbrand G AU - Schmitz, P AU - McKelly, D AU - Te Water, M AB - Municipalities and metropolitan structures are required by law to provide sufficient response to emergency situations. In order to respond efficiently to disasters such as fire and flooding, it is necessary to place facilities optimally. This case study presents and applies a methodology to determine the locations of additional fire stations, using accessibility analysis rather than incident data which is often incomplete or unavailable. The required response time is based on the SANS 10090:2003 standard for various risks. The case study recommends that in the longer term seven additional fire stations are needed in conjunction with the existing 19 fire stations in the eThekwini Metro in South Africa to offer a response to fire incidents as required by the standard. DA - 2014-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Municipalities KW - Metropolitan structures KW - Fire KW - Flooding KW - Disaster prevention KW - Emergency situations KW - Environmental risks KW - SANS 10090:2003 standard LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 T1 - Planning for emergency services using GIS-based geographic accessibility analysis TI - Planning for emergency services using GIS-based geographic accessibility analysis UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8294 ER -