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<strong><em>Analysis of the Location of Urban Fire Stations Case Study: Piranshahr City</em></strong><br /> I. Ebrahimzadeh[1]<br /> D. Kashefidoost[2]<br /> A. Hosseini[3]<br /> <strong>1. Introduction</strong><br /> The first key point in order to allocate city facilities and proper use of them especially during the crisis, is choosing (selecting) the optimum location (place) regarding to different and sometimes contradictory conditions. This becomes more important when significant factors such as human life to be considered. Locating fire station and its arrangement is one of the decisions that each fire boss (chief) and crisis management may face with (encounter) it. Therefore, locating appropriate fire stations can have many benefits. According to this, proper construction of these stations increases efficiency and productivity. Therefore it would require a comprehensive study. The main aim of this study is optimized locating of fire stations of PIRANSHAHR city using geography information system (GIS) in order to reduce casualties and damage caused by the crisis. Accordingly, current study would be aimed to answer this question whether available fire stations are deployed optimally to manage crisis? And how many fire stations will be required and where they should be located.<br /> <strong>2. Research Methodology</strong><br /> This research is based on descriptive-analytic method and it is an applied study. Information needed for this research are obtained through the detailed results of the General Census of Population and Housing, comprehensive and detailed plans of PIRANSHAHER, map of current status of the city, and also through documents, magazines, and books related to this subject. The results of this study are collected through Super Decision, ARC GIS, AUTOCAD software, using network analysis model, TOPSIS, AHP, and ANP to locate fire stations.<br /> <br clear="all" /><br /> <br /> [1]- Associate Professor in Urban planning Geography, University of Sistan and Baluchestan<br /> <br /> <br /> [2]- M. Sc in Urban Planning Geography, University of Sistan and Baluchestan<br /> <br /> <br /> [3]- Ph.D Candidet in Urban Planning Geography, University of Sistan and aluches