A SIMULATION MODEL FOR REAL-TIME EMERGENCY VEHICLE DISPATCHING AND ROUTING

In this paper the authors develop a simulation model to evaluate a real-time Emergency Medical Service (EMS) vehicle response system that uses real-time travel time information and assists the emergency vehicle dispatchers in assigning response vehicles and guiding those vehicles through non-congested routes. Different response strategies are evaluated using this simulation model. These include the First Called, First Served (FCFS) strategy, the nearest origin assignment strategy, and the flexible assignment strategy that uses real-time travel time information for assigning and dispatching response vehicles. Different assumptions and conditions are used to test the sensitivity of the flexible assignment strategy

Supplemental Notes:
- Publication Date: 2003. Transportation Research Board, Washington DC. Remarks: Paper prepared for presentation at the 82nd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 2003. Format: CD ROM
Corporate Authors:
University of California, Berkeley

California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
Richmond, CA United States 94804-4648

California Department of Transportation

1120 N Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95814

University of California, Berkeley

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Berkeley, CA United States 94720
Authors:
- Haghani, Ali
- Tian, Qiang
- Hu, Huijun
Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 82nd Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2003-1-12 to 2003-1-16
Date: 2003

Language

English

Media Info

Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Real time information; Routing; Scheduling; Simulation
Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00962493
Record Type: Publication
Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
Files: PATH, STATEDOT
Created Date: Sep 2 2003 12:00AM