how the west midlands fire service use gis

GIS Workshop

Wednesday 10th November 2004Millennium Point - Birmingham

West Midlands Fire ServiceWest Midlands Fire Service

Dr Angela JohnsonDr Angela JohnsonBrigade StatisticianBrigade Statistician

The Fire BrigadeThe Fire Brigade

How GIS is used on the intranetHow GIS is used on the intranet

Using GIS for detailed analysisUsing GIS for detailed analysis

West Midlands Fire ServiceWest Midlands Fire Service

Fires in 2002Fires in 2002Warwickshire

3,413 Shropshire 3,279

Hereford & Worcester 4,069

Staffordshire 7,415West Midlands

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West Midlands Fire ServiceWest Midlands Fire Service

West Midlands 2003/4West Midlands 2003/4 65,56965,569

Fires 32,644

Other incidents 8,440Good intent false alarms

8,555

Malicous false calls 4,069

Defective f ire alarm equipment false alarms

11,861

West Midlands 2003/4West Midlands 2003/4 FiresFires

Dwelling11% Other buildings

7%

Vehicle15%

Outdoor65%

Other 2%

80% of the fires we attend are arson

1999 1999 -- 20042004

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

% of accidental fires in dwellings

Not known

Toasters

Microwaves

Washing machine / Drier

Other

Other appliances

Heating

Matches / Candles

Electrical supply and wiring

Smoking materials

Cookers

Five times as likely to be injured in an accidental dwelling fire than any other type of property fire

Casualties per 1,000 accidental fires in Casualties per 1,000 accidental fires in dwellings 1999 dwellings 1999 -- 20042004

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Rate

Not known

Toasters

Microwaves

Washing machine / Drier

Other

Other appliances

Heating

Matches / Candles

Electrical supply and wiring

Smoking materials

Cookers

Casualties Casualties -- BehaviourBehaviour

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10%

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20%

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Immobility Fighting fire Rescuing Escaping fire Other

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The Fire BrigadeThe Fire Brigade

How GIS is used on the intranetHow GIS is used on the intranet

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AVLS SimulationAVLS Simulation

The Fire BrigadeThe Fire Brigade

How GIS is used on the intranetHow GIS is used on the intranet

Using GIS for detailed analysisUsing GIS for detailed analysis