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A resectorization of fire brigades in the north of Portugal
Maria Margarida Lima (Lima, Maria Margarida); Elif Goksu Ozturk (Ozturk, Elif Goksu); Filipe Sousa (Sousa, Filipe Soares); Isabel Cristina Lopes (Lopes, Isabel Cristina); Cristina Teles de Oliveira (Oliveira, Cristina Teles); Ana Maria Rodrigues (Rodrigues, Ana Maria); Ana Catarina Nunes (Nunes, Ana Catarina); José Soeiro Ferreira (Ferreira, José Soeiro); et al.
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IO 2021 - XXI Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Investigação Operacional
Year (definitive publication)
2021
Language
English
Country
Portugal
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Abstract
Sectorization can be regarded as a division of a territory into smaller regions to deal with a complex problem involving multiple-criteria. Resectorization intends to achieve another sectorization, according to some new conditions but avoiding substantial changes. An example of this can be the distribution of geographical areas by fire brigades. In Portugal, fire brigades must protect and rescue the population in the areas surrounding their fire stations. So we will use the current sectorization, the geographic and population characteristics of the areas and the fire brigades’ response capacity to provide an optimized resectorization, in order to decrease rescue time. To achieve that, we will use a decision support system using different optimization methods, such as Non dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA II), which provides an effective sectorization concerning compactness and equilibrium criteria.
Acknowledgements
This work is financed by the ERDF - European Regional Development Fund through the Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation - COMPETE 2020 Programme and by National Funds through the Portuguese funding agency, FCT - Fundação para
Keywords
Sectorization,Resectorization,Fire Brigades,Multiple-criteria
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POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031671 ERDF - European Regional Development Fund through the Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation - COMPETE 2020 Programme and by National Funds through the Portuguese funding agency, FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

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