Abstract
The heightened threat of terrorism has caused governments worldwide to reconsider their plans for responding in the immediate aftermath to large-scale catastrophic incidents. This paper discusses the use of discrete event simulation modeling to understand how a fire service might position its resources before an attack takes place, to best respond to a combination of different attacks at different locations if they happen. Two models are built for this purpose. The first model deals with mass decontamination of a population following biological or chemical attack - aiming to study resource requirements (vehicles, equipment and manpower) necessary to meet performance targets. The second model deals with the allocation of resources across regions - aiming to study cover level and response times, analyzing different allocations of resources, both centralized and decentralized. Contributions to theory and practice are outlined.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, 2005 |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 886-894 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Print) | 0-7803-9519-0 |
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Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Event | 2005 Winter Simulation Conference - Orlando, FL, United Kingdom Duration: 4 Dec 2005 → 7 Dec 2005 |
Conference
Conference | 2005 Winter Simulation Conference |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Orlando, FL |
Period | 4/12/05 → 7/12/05 |