THE STRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION OF THE FIRE PROTECTION GARRISON OF VELIKY NOVGOROD

The article raises the topical issue of ensuring fire safety in the Russian Federation, namely in the territory of Veliky Novgorod. Thus, in the article the authors analyze the sufficiency of forces and means of fire and rescue units to ensure 100 % coverage of the city. In the course of the study, it was concluded that the forces and means are not enough, this was facilitated by the following data: indicators of the operational fire situation; indicators characterizing the operational response of fire and rescue units; values of the main fire risks; the results of calculations of the analytical model for justifying the number of fire and rescue stations; the results of visualizations of the simulation model for supporting decision-making on the placement of fire and rescue units. Calculations carried out using the analytical model for justifying the number of fire and rescue stations made it possible to confirm the shortage of units in the territory of Veliky Novgorod and specify this number. In turn, the simulation model for supporting decision-making on the placement of fire and rescue units made it possible to clarify the locations of new units, which will make it possible to most effectively use new forces and means to protect the population and territory of Veliky Novgorod.