Climate-resilient Systems and Infrastructure
Emergency Vehicle Call Out | ASCEND Synthesis Team
This research investigates whether climate change has increased the demand for emergency vehicle call outs by worsening climate-related health risks, and assesses the extent to which these changes are attributable to human influence on the climate.
Overview
About this synthesis team
This research investigates whether climate change has increased the demand for emergency vehicle call outs by worsening climate-related health risks, and assesses the extent to which these changes are attributable to human influence on the climate.
The Challenge
When floods close roads and heatwaves spike call volumes, emergency services face compounding pressure with little climate-informed guidance. Dispatch records, road network data, and hazard projections sit in separate systems, so response planning rarely accounts for climate risk.
Our Approach
The team links historical call-out and response-time records with flood and heat exposure layers and road network data, producing route-optimisation models that municipal emergency services and public safety departments can apply directly.
Expected Outputs
- Route-optimisation models for climate-disrupted networks
- Public safety policy brief
- Open-access emergency response dataset
People
Team members
Researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers contributing to this synthesis team.
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