Spatial analysis of the efficiency of civil defense centers in the cities of Kufa district

Abstract

As civil defense services are considered one of the most important services because they are related to the safety of citizens and their property, the study has focused its objectives and methodology on showing the current spatial distribution of civil defense centers in the cities of Kufa district, and identifying areas that suffer from a shortage and deficit in staffing of individuals and mechanisms in order to reveal the extent of efficiency Distribution of civil defense services Because justice in the spatial distribution of services is one of the basic requirements that help achieve an ideal distribution of services in general and civil defense services in particular. The study used maps and the geographic information system (GIS) in determining the locations of civil defense centers, and it is clear through the study that the impact of human characteristics is direct, as well as the lack of a path for emergency cases with civil defense wheels, in addition to the presence of a deficit in preparing the standard staffing of individuals and mechanisms, as confirmed The field study is in the presence of a shortage in the number of centers, as well as the presence of randomness in the distribution of civil defense centers in the study area and their non-conformity with the planning standards, which led to poor efficiency and effectiveness of the service in a way that achieves a balance for the population’s requirements for this service, which required the opening and development of civil defense centers. Civil Abbasiya had the most fire accidents, as it amounted to (397) fire accidents for the year 2021 AD. As for the Kufa Civil Defense Center, the number of fire accidents reached (214) fire accidents. As for the Al-Nahri Civil Defense Center, fire accidents amounted to (144) fire accidents, and it appeared through the application of the Directorate’s criterion Civil defense (60,000 people / civil defense center) It was found that the study area needs to open (2) civil defense centers in addition to the three existing centers, so that the number becomes (5) centers in the study area, and it was found through the application of the equation of future population projections for all centers in the cities of the region The study for the year 2031 AD and based on the criterion of population size (60000) people / center, the need to establish (7) civil defense centers appeared, as it became clear through the study when applying the equation of future population projection for the study area for the year 2031 AD. The population size in it reached (281939) people This indicates that the study area needs to increase the number of centers to fill the shortage of this service.