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Allocating Building Inspection Manpower for Fire Prevention

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  • David M. Miller

    (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

  • David E. Fyffe

    (Georgia Institute of Technology)

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This paper concerns the analysis of two basic planning problems inherent in the building inspection operations of municipal fire prevention bureas. These problems are (1) how often to inspect each type occupancy in each area of the city, and (2) how to divide the city into "area-of-responsibility" districts, with one district for each inspector. The problems are interrelated and are represented in one model. Formulation of the model is based on the operations of the Atlanta, Georgia, Fire Prevention Bureau. The model constitutes a "controllable" analogue to the political redistricting problem. A solution procedure is presented which is a modification of the Hess and Weaver redistricting algorithm. Application of the model and solution procedure to Atlanta is given. Preliminary results indicate an improvement in districting over current practices.

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  • David M. Miller & David E. Fyffe, 1976. "Allocating Building Inspection Manpower for Fire Prevention," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 22(12), pages 1310-1319, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:22:y:1976:i:12:p:1310-1319
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.22.12.1310
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    1. Adam Behrendt & Vineet M. Payyappalli & Jun Zhuang, 2019. "Modeling the Cost Effectiveness of Fire Protection Resource Allocation in the United States: Models and a 1980–2014 Case Study," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 39(6), pages 1358-1381, June.

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