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A Public Safety Merger in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan---A Short and Sweet Study

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  • Kenneth Chelst

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, 5050 Anthony Wayne Drive, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202)

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The city of Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan planned to totally merge its police department and fire department, which also provided emergency medical services. Almost all personnel would be trained as both policemen and firefighters, and many as emergency medical technicians. The firefighters opposed the merger and forced a referendum. In 17 days, we documented the excellent current response times and found that a merger could reduce operating costs by as much as $100,000 per year, further reduce response times, increase patrol coverage, and add an additional detective.

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  • Kenneth Chelst, 1988. "A Public Safety Merger in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan---A Short and Sweet Study," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 18(4), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:18:y:1988:i:4:p:1-11
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.18.4.1
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    1. Linda V. Green & Peter J. Kolesar, 2004. "ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE: Improving Emergency Responsiveness with Management Science," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 50(8), pages 1001-1014, August.
    2. P. Daniel Wright & Matthew J. Liberatore & Robert L. Nydick, 2006. "A Survey of Operations Research Models and Applications in Homeland Security," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 36(6), pages 514-529, December.

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