The Influence of Extreme Heat on Police and Fire Department Services in 23 U.S. Cities.

ABSTRACT: Recent research suggests that extreme heat affects the demand for emergency services, including police and fire department incidents. Yet there is limited understanding of impacts across U.S. cities, with varying population sizes, and between different climates. This study sought to examine the daily utilization of police and fire department services, during hot days in 23 U.S. cities representing six climate zones using relative risk (RR) and time series analyses of daily police and fire department incidents. The warm season analyses utilized three temperature metrics: daily maximum temperature (T_MAX), daily maximum heat index (HI_MAX), and the preceding daily minimum temperature (T_MIN). Across these cities, the RR of police department incidents on days whe

SUBMITTER: Williams A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7648134 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature