This website is somewhat misnamed. Initially, I was just listing "Standard of Cover" reports. As of July 2010, I will start including any and all Fire Department analysis reports that I can find. (see 'usafire at googlegrous.com' for newer reports - 9/29/2021)
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Most Recent Updates
2017 - Chico CA - added 5/7/2017
2016 - Del Norte County CA - added 3/14/2017
2014 - Sonoma County CA Zone 6 Study - added 2/28/2017
2012 - Pawtucket RI FD Study - added 12/25/2016
2016 - Lynnfield MA - 2015 Staffing Study
2016 - Byfield MA FD study - (Holliston MA has a robust force of call firefighters)
2016 - Nantucket MA FD 2013 studys
2016 - Monterey Park CA 2012 FD Study - added 1/13/2016
2015 - Montecito CA 2014 FD Study - added Dec 23 2015
2015 - Los Alamos NM Standard of Cover - (added July 8, 2015)
2015 - Portsmouth NH FD Self Study
2015 - DCFD EMS no better after 9 years - (added June 21, 2015)
2013 - LAFD added 11 BLS ambulances - took 1 man from 11 Light Forces - (added June 21 2015)
2015 - Samsun Turkey - fire station location analysis - nice graphics -(added June 19, 2015)
2014 - Santa Barbara Calif Airport FD Sudy - (added June 15, 2015)
2014 - Kenosha Wisconsin - FD Study - (added May 2, 2015)
FY 2015 - Washington DC FD Performance Plan - (added May 2, 2015)
2014 Halifax Nova Scotia FD Study - (added May 2, 2015)
2012 Morristown TN Fire Services Study - (added Nov 8, 2014)
2014 Miami Dade FD 2014 Action Plan (my name for the document)
2014 Attleboro MA FD Reorganization Report
2014 Monroe County NY EMS Study
2011 Flathead County Montana - Community Wildfire Protection Plan
2013 Apache Junction AZ - 2013/2014
2014 Clark County WA Fire & Rescue - added Sept 29, 2014 - 8 former FDs merged
2014 Olathe Kansas Standard of Cover - added Sept 29, 2014
2013 Dennis MA
2014 Orange County VA
2013 Cumberland Rhode Island
2014 Ontario Oregon
2011 Fayetteville NC
2014 Los Angeles City FD - 3rd party deployment study
2014 Botetourt County Virginia study
2012 Lexington MA FD study
2014 San Jose CA - more indepth response time info - they are doing 90% in 8 minutes (not very good)
2013 Denver Colorado FD Overview
2013 Franklin County Massachusets fire services study
2004 Olympia WA Fire EMS Plan 2004 2014
2014 Orange County CA report - added 3/17/2014
2011 Boise ID report and 2011 Guilford County NC report - added 2/21/2014
2005 - San Diego California - 2005 Standards of Cover Report
2003 - Buffalo NY
FY2014 - Wash DC FD Budget Overview
2012 - Calgary FD Annual Report
2012 - Merced CA FD Annual Report
2013 - Assesment of Fire Vehicles - Washington DC - average age of frontline engines and ladders is 7 years
2013 - Richmond VA area FDs respond in 6 or 7 minutes on average per TV news report - added 11/12/2013
2012 Master Plan for El Medio FD in Butte County CA - added Oct 23 2013
2012 Annual Report for Freedom WI VFD - added Oct 22 2013
2013/2014 Anaheim CA FD Capital Improvement Budget - added Oct 22 2013
2013 Loveland OH - added Sept 15 2013
2011 Springfield Oregon - added Sept 15 2013
2005 Scottsdale Arizona Standards of Response Coverage - link added Sept 15 2013
2012 Concord MA EMS Proposal
2012 Palo Alto CA FD Changes Since 2011 Study - link added 8/19/2013
2012 Mesa County CO - countywide fire study - added 8/18/2013
2013 Grand Lake CO - Community Wildfire Protection Plan - link added 8/18/2013
2006 Wilmington NC FD Study - added 8/17/2013
2008 Obion County TN Fire Plan - added 8/17/2013
2007 Miramar MCAS FD Study - link added 8/17/2013
2012 Englewood FL FD Future Plan - link added 8/17/2013
2010 Clearwater FL FD Study - added 8/17/2013
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3 Reports That Recommended Budget Cuts (Rare)
2010 study of York City Pennsylvania - http://www.yorkdispatch.com/news/ci_16191784 - closure of 1 station and cutting 10 positions - I think they run some 2 man companys however
2007 study of Omaha fire and police recommends budget cuts - https://sites.google.com/site/omahanebraskapublicsafety/home/omaha-fire/fd-study
Pittsburgh FD report recommending cuts - Oct 2007 - http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07297/828166-100.stm - or - http://www.pghica.org/Fire_FINAL_REPORT_6-18-2008.pdf - or - https://sites.google.com/site/pittsburghpublicsafety/home/pittsburgh-fire-department/fd-study-2008
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UK fires down 40% in last 10 years
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=related:Zf2rYRkwibkJ:scholar.google.com/&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=hIlBTq3bG8ajtgeGpY24Aw&sa=X&oi=science_links&ct=sl-related&resnum=1&ved=0CBoQzwIwADgo - multiple scientific papers about siting fire and ambulance stations
CalFire - 2011 - 3 man Engines vs 4 man Engines - (not really a "study")