The question often raises several issues; should fire stations be distributed to

The question often raises several issues; should fire stations be distributed to maintain the lowest response times to ALL areas of the city or should fire stations be located closer together in areas where the fire activity [numbers of fires in a specific area] is high?What do you think about New York Ciity for example? Should the number of fire stations in Staten Island be the same as Brooklyn? How would you say population density fits in?Take a look at Station Location Exxternal Links before responding.1. http://www.desplaines.org/Services/CityManager/FireStationStudy.pdf2. http://www.cityofdavis.org/fire/documents/Station_Location_Study_Preso_1999.pdf3.http://archive.ci.champaign.il.us/compplan/2/2_12.htm4.http://www.surpriseaz.com/common/modules/documentcenter2/documentview.asp?DID=1216