Development Of An Environmental And Economic Assessment Tool (enveco Tool) For Fire Events (springerbriefs In Fire)
by Francine Amon /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book investigates the feasibility of developing a tool that
enables fire departments to estimate the value of their services
to a community in terms of environmental and financial impact.
This book provides a summary of this effort, which resulted in
development of a prototype tool for fire department use.
This book investigates the feasibility of developing a tool that
enables fire departments to estimate the value of their services
to a community in terms of environmental and financial impact.
This book provides a summary of this effort, which resulted in
development of a prototype tool for fire department use.
The impact of fire on a community is usually measured in terms of
the number of fires, human casualties, and property damage. There
are, however, more subtle impacts of fire that are not so easily
estimated but contribute to the measure of overall performance of
the fire service in protecting a community. While environmental
and economic impact assessment methodologies exist as separate
systems, they generally require a high level of knowledge that is
outside the scope of most fire departments. A relatively simple
methodology for estimating the environmental and economic impact
of fires helps communities understand the degree to which fire
department activities can benefit a community’s environmental and
economic well-being.
The impact of fire on a community is usually measured in terms of
the number of fires, human casualties, and property damage. There
are, however, more subtle impacts of fire that are not so easily
estimated but contribute to the measure of overall performance of
the fire service in protecting a community. While environmental
and economic impact assessment methodologies exist as separate
systems, they generally require a high level of knowledge that is
outside the scope of most fire departments. A relatively simple
methodology for estimating the environmental and economic impact
of fires helps communities understand the degree to which fire
department activities can benefit a community’s environmental and
economic well-being.
The scope and approach for this prototype tool is explained,
including risk assessment, cost benefit analysis, life cycle
assessment, integration and implementation, and sensitivity and
uncertainty analysis. It includes multiple case studies and
offers statistical support for future expansion of the tool.
The scope and approach for this prototype tool is explained,
including risk assessment, cost benefit analysis, life cycle
assessment, integration and implementation, and sensitivity and
uncertainty analysis. It includes multiple case studies and
offers statistical support for future expansion of the tool.
Fire service professionals will find this a useful new approach
to presenting value in a community, as well as a method for
examining their own financial and environmental plans.
Fire service professionals will find this a useful new approach
to presenting value in a community, as well as a method for
examining their own financial and environmental plans.