Computing arrival times of firefighting resources for initial attack

Romain M. Mees

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Computing arrival times of firefighting resources for initial attack

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Romain M. Mees

Year:

1978

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-27. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Exp. Stn. 5 p

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Abstract

Dispatching of firefighting resources requires instantaneous or precalculated decisions. A FORTRAN computer program has been developed that can provide a list of resources in order of computed arrival time for initial attack on a fire. The program requires an accurate description of the existing road system and a list of all resources available on a planning unit.

Keywords

fire management, fire suppression programs, computer programs, simulation, travel time

Citation

Mees, Romain M. 1978. Computing arrival times of firefighting resources for initial attack. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-27. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Exp. Stn. 5 p