Abstract: The prevalence of wildfires in the Western United States has had devastating effects, and due to climate change, these fires are becoming more and more common. One effective way to address this issue is through appropriately and adequately distributing fire fighting stations in high-risk areas. In this research, geospatial analysis was used to locate the fire stations most overworked in terms of the area they are responsible for, the density of housing units in that area, and the risk of a fire in the area. In order to do this, archived data on the locations of fire stations and the fire risk at various locations in Idaho was used. The risk data was calculated in previous research. A Voronoi Diagram was generated around each fire station to define the area of responsibility for each station. A Voronoi Diagram was also created around the risk locations. Overlapping these polygons allowed for the calculation of the risk that each fire station is responsible for. By multiplying the risk across the cell by the area of the cell the most overworked stations in Idaho were revealed. The results showed two especially high-risk stations, one in Southeast Boise and one in Mountain Home. Respectively, their risks are 4835% and 4340% of the average station risk. The construction of additional fire stations in these areas could work to reduce this risk, but further research is needed here.
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