Application of simulation modeling to emergency population evacuation
Proceedings of the 29th conference on Winter simulation
Simulation for emergency response: a framework for modeling and simulation for emergency response
Proceedings of the 35th conference on Winter simulation: driving innovation
Proceedings of the 35th conference on Winter simulation: driving innovation
Public health: emergency management: capability analysis of critical incident response
Proceedings of the 35th conference on Winter simulation: driving innovation
Energy-efficient forwarding mechanism for wireless opportunistic networks in emergency scenarios
Computer Communications
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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.