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Simulation Analysis of a Wildfire Suppression System

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Simulation Analysis of a Wildfire Suppression System
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Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
Year
2012
Authors
João Claro
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Tiago Oliveira
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Conference proceedings International
Pages: 36-49
IV International Symposium on Fire Economics, Planning and Policy: Climate Change and Wildfire
Mexico City, Mexico, 5-11 November 2012
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FOS: Engineering and technology
CORDIS: Social sciences > Economics > Management studies > Technology management ; Social sciences > Political sciences > Public policy > Technology policy
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Abstract (EN): Rekindles and false alarms are unusually high in the Portuguese wildfire management system, representing a high burden on suppression resources in particular, and fire management resources in general. In 20,049 occurrences that the suppression system handled in the summer of 2010, 12.5% were false alarms and 15.0% were rekindles. We present a discrete- event simulation model of a wildfire suppression system, designed to analyze the joint impact of primary fires, rekindles and false alarms on system performance. The work contributes to fill a research gap concerning that impact, and features a novel application of simulation to suppression systems, as screening tools to support more holistic analyses. The model was implemented in ®ARENA, and used for a study of a Portuguese district. We found that reducing false alarms and rekindles to benchmark values would significantly reduce pressure on firefighting teams, enabling more effective suppression operations.
Language: English
Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific
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