Middlebury Fire Department Facilities Analysis A Project by Middlebury College GG420 Students 17...

Middlebury Fire Department Middlebury Fire Department Facilities AnalysisFacilities Analysis

A Project by Middlebury College A Project by Middlebury College GG420 StudentsGG420 Students

17 March 200517 March 2005

The ChallengeThe Challenge

Identify existing needsIdentify existing needs Determine best locations for new Determine best locations for new

facilityfacility Three steps:Three steps:

- Geocoding- Geocoding

- Network Analysis- Network Analysis

- Site Selection- Site Selection

GeocodingGeocoding

Geocoding: BackgroundGeocoding: Background

Process in which street addresses are Process in which street addresses are matched to E911 addresses so that matched to E911 addresses so that they can be displayed as points on a they can be displayed as points on a mapmap

Problems with Fire Programs dataProblems with Fire Programs data• Some addresses were not written in a Some addresses were not written in a

format recognized by E911 addressesformat recognized by E911 addresses• Some addresses were incomplete (ie. Some addresses were incomplete (ie.

no street numbers)no street numbers)

Site SelectionSite Selection

Process of EliminationProcess of Elimination

Parcels outside of current sewer Parcels outside of current sewer systemsystem

Parcels in inappropriate zoning Parcels in inappropriate zoning categories: Flood Fringe, Floodway, categories: Flood Fringe, Floodway, Forest and Conservation, InstitutionalForest and Conservation, Institutional

Parcels smaller than the current size Parcels smaller than the current size of the fire stationof the fire station

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Network AnalysisNetwork Analysis

Existing RoadsExisting Roads

Downtown MiddleburyDowntown Middlebury

Potential Site #1Potential Site #1


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Service Area DataService Area Data

Raw Data Counts Percentages

Existing Structures

Key Sites

Previous Calls

Existing Structures

Key Sites

Previous Calls

Middlebury Middlebury 1.5 Miles 1519 13 471 1.5 Miles 56 87 67 2.5 Miles 1767 15 534 2.5 Miles 65 100 76 5 Miles 2502 15 623 5 Miles 93 100 88 3 Minutes 1187 10 378 3 Minutes 44 67 54 5 Minutes 1687 15 526 5 Minutes 63 100 75 10 Minutes 2402 15 607 10 Minutes 89 100 86 Proposed Site Hotel

Proposed 1- Hotel

1.5 Miles 1238 13 457 1.5 Miles 46 87 65 2.5 Miles 1803 15 530 2.5 Miles 67 100 75 5 Miles 2644 15 645 5 Miles 98 100 91 3 Minutes 582 5 247 3 Minutes 22 33 35 5 Minutes 1423 12 481 5 Minutes 53 80 68 10 Minutes 2616 15 643 10 Minutes 97 100 91

Potential Site 1Potential Site 1

•Old Motel near Hannaford's

•Land available

•Close to future development

•Limited service area west of Otter Creek

•Limited 3 minute service area, mediocre 5, 10 minute service areas

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•North on Route 7

•Few fewer key sites in 3 minute service area


•Comparable service areas to existing station


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•Seminary Street Ext.

•Good response times to downtown Middlebury, but farther from Otter Creek bridge



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3•Near Mary Hogan School

•Good service areas north and south


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•Town Hall Building Parcel

•Slower response times to areas east of Otter Creek

Potential Site 6Potential Site 6•Across from Standard Register

•Few nearby key sites

•Good service areas to East Middlebury, Route 7, and southern downtown Middlebury


•Exchange Street

•Farther from key structures, except fuel farm and light industry sites

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