Implementation of a volunteer fire corps activity support system during fires
International Journal of Web Information Systems
ISSN: 1744-0084
Article publication date: 19 December 2018
Issue publication date: 20 September 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to implement an activity support system for volunteer fire corps using Web-GIS technology.
Design/methodology/approach
In this study, the authors implemented a volunteer fire corps activity support system comprising a dispatch request system, a water sources geographic information system, a fire-vehicle location confirmation system, a route history system and an integrated management system. They implemented this system as a Web application in consideration of responsive design assuming that it is used on mobile terminals.
Findings
To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed system, the authors conducted a survey of 18 fire corps volunteers who were asked to evaluate the system for operability, relevance, functionality, usability and effectiveness.
Originality/value
In this research work, the authors implemented the volunteer fire corps activity support system using Web-GIS technology. The authors conducted a questionnaire survey of the volunteer fire corps activity support system, asking 18 fire corps volunteers to evaluate the system for operability, relevance, functionality, usability and effectiveness. The results of the survey indicate an overwhelming positive response to the volunteer fire corps activity support system for all five measures.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Hitachi City Fire Fighting Head Office for total assistance with the system construction. They also thank the 11th Volunteer Fire Corps in Takizawa city for system evaluation. This research was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP16K00119.
Citation
Ishida, T. and Hoshino, S. (2019), "Implementation of a volunteer fire corps activity support system during fires", International Journal of Web Information Systems, Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 385-401. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJWIS-09-2018-0068
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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