Emergency Facilities
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Emergency Facilities
Personal and property safety are often concerns of the senior population and their families. How quickly might an emergency vehicle arrive at the residence of a senior in need or danger? These emergencies might be for a health issue requiring a rescue squad response or personal safety concern requiring police response. Property threats from fire, earthquake or other damage may require the response of the fire department. The map above indicates emergency facilities within the Thomas Jefferson Planning District. The Federal Emergency Management database for hazard mitigation was the source of much of the data for this mapping exercise. This data has been corrected by TJPDC's hazard mitigation planning process in 2004-2005. Included are fire, rescue, and police facilities serving area residents.
Travel time to Emergency Facilities
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The map above shows the average travel time required for an emergency response from the nearest station location to reach the nearest any block within the planning district, be it fire, rescue, or police. Not included in this analysis are facilities located outside the boundaries of the planning district, so actual travel time from those are not reflected. Often these require some kind of interjurisdictional agreement. Emergency response is a constant concern of local governments.
Aggregate Travel Time to Emergency Facilities
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