Provision and Continued Support of Workload Modelling Software and Consultancy.

Descriptions

KFRS requires an 'off the shelf' software product which can be utilised and interrogated by the Authority's users to assess existing and alternative fire-cover models.The product to have the ability to accurately assess existing and alternative fire-cover provision against performance standards based on:— A road based travel time network;— Empirical workload data;— Population statistics – existing and projected;— Varying levels of resource availability;— Fire Service Emergency Cover (FSEC) and other risk information with results being available within short time of requests being run;— Provide the facility to model addition, removal or relocation of Fire Stations and suggest optimum resource locations using a range of different scenarios and criteria.The provision of the facility to model alternative crewing arrangements and patterns by time of day and mobilising time.