| dc.description.abstract | As an island nation, Sri Lanka faces different disasters while the forestfire disasters
are dominant in the highlands of the country. In the Ella neighbourhood, forestfires
occur every year near the end of the dry season. Further, the absence of fire stations
near the area is a considerable issue. After the investigations a suitable location for
the forestfire brigade was found and the network connectivity to the selected
location from any place of the Ella was analysed. To find the best placement for a fire
station, a site selection analysis was performed in a GIS context via a weighted
overlay analysis. As the data sources of the study population, land use, land cover,
elevation, water sources, road, building, pre-fired area, and pre-hazardous areas
were utilised in the ArcMap 10.5 software platform through spatial analysis tools
and network analysis tools. For the determination of weights for each factor, the
Analytical Hierarchy Process was used as the main statistical technique of the study.
Finally, the selected areas were examined via visual validation in Google Earth, and
the most suitable location for fire brigade establishment along with the network
analysis was selected. In addition, the establishment of the fire brigade is crucial in
the central part of the country due to the magnitude and the frequency of the
disaster. Further, the proposed study can be utilised as a comprehensive guideline
for any organisation before the establishment of the fire brigade. | en_US |
