Search for dissertations about: "Fire services"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words Fire services.
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1. Fatal Residential Fires : Prevention and Response
Abstract : Fatal fires in residential occupancies show a decreasing trend over time, but are still responsible for takingapproximately 90 lives in Sweden each year. Much is known about the victims, but less is known about how thesedeaths can be prevented. READ MORE
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2. Exploring Collaboration Between the Fire and Rescue Service and New Actors : Cost-efficiency and Adaptation
Abstract : The emergency services serves an important purpose in society by ensuring that people in need, regardless of their geographical location, receives help when they fall victims to undesirable incidents. Existing resources are however often limited and concentrated to urban areas making travel distances to remote areas long. READ MORE
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3. Essays on the Performance of Fire and Rescue Services
Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and five separate papers. All papers deal with measuring performance for the Swedish fire and rescue services. The first paper describes the production process of fire safety, while Papers 2-5 are empirical analyses measuring performance for some aspects of that process. READ MORE
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4. Essays on the performance of fire and rescue services
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5. Optimization Based Decision Support Tools for Fire and Rescue Resource Planning
Abstract : When accidents occur, it is essential that fire and rescue service respond quickly and efficiently to the accident site to reduce suffering and save lives and property. Planning and coordinating of fire and rescue resources is therefore important in order to maintain a safe society. READ MORE