Optimal location planning for your fire department
Efficient, flexible, and intuitive to use
The demands on fire departments are becoming increasingly complex: legal regulations, rising traffic, and the need to meet response times in 80% of incidents pose significant challenges for decision-makers. At the same time, expensive expert reports or lengthy traffic analyses are often neither quick nor flexible solutions.
With our innovative location planning tool, you can tackle these challenges yourself – quickly, transparently, and based on reliable data. Simulate various scenarios in just a few minutes, evaluate potential locations, and review your results live. Our application provides you with dependable data to make informed decisions, whether for new fire stations, needs assessments, or optimizing your existing locations.
Your Benefits:
- User-Friendly: No technical expertise required
- Quick Results: Simulate and analyze within minutes
- Flexibility: Customized to meet your specific needs
- Cost-Effective: More affordable than a single traffic analysis
- Data-Driven: Solid evidence for your planning and reports
Take proactive measures before it's too late. Make your case with reliable data and ensure your fire department's operational readiness – now and in the future.
Location Planning Tool in Use at the Düsseldorf Fire Department
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Frequent questions about digital fire station location planning
Are the software's calculations legally compliant for the fire protection requirements plan?
Our software is based on precise routing algorithms that take real road networks and traffic rules into account. It enables the precise adjustment of parameters such as turnout times (gear-up times), dispatch times, and specific vehicle speeds, as required by the AGBF (Working Group of Professional Fire Department Chiefs) or state laws. The results serve as a valid, data-driven basis for political decisions and requirement plans.
How does the tool differ from traditional traffic studies?
A classic study is a snapshot in time, involves a lengthy process, and is cost-intensive. Our tool is a dynamic planning environment that gives you results in minutes. You can simulate scenarios ("What if we close Station A and relocate Station B?") in real time and see the result (the isochrones) immediately on the map. This saves months of waiting time and external consulting costs when conditions change.
Which data are used for the accessibility analysis?
We use up-to-date routing graphs (e.g., HERE, TomTom, or OpenStreetMap), which can include not only distances but also average travel speeds, turn restrictions for large vehicles, and historical traffic data (rush hour vs. night). This allows the response time to be modeled realistically, rather than just as a theoretical radius ("as the crow flies").
Can we export the results to GIS systems?
Yes. Since we know that municipalities often work with ESRI or open-source GIS, the calculated coverage areas and analyses can be exported (e.g., as GeoJSON or Shapefile). This ensures the tool integrates seamlessly into your city's existing geodata infrastructure.
Is the software only suitable for professional fire departments or also for volunteer fire departments?
The tool is scalable for both structures. For the Basel Fire Department, for example, our tool takes into account both professional fire departments and the so-called militia fire departments (volunteer fire departments). In doing so, not only the stations but also the home and work locations of the emergency personnel are factored in. This allows for the realistic simulation of travel-to-station, dressing, and gear-up times.
Are you ready for efficient location planning?
Contact us for a free demo and discover how our customized tool can optimize location planning for your fire department.