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AI-Assisted EMS Unit Dispatch Routing for NYC

Accountable
Fire Department (FDNY)
Functional Modes
Deciding (Analytical AI)
Human executes
Purpose
Safety & Security
Input Dataset
About a place Anonymized data
Algorithm or Model
Optimization
Output Dataset
A recommendation or prediction Anonymized data

This algorithm determines the order in which geographic response zones are searched so that the emergency dispatch system can select the closest available EMS unit for any given incident. It relies on historical trip-time data and a calibrated travel-time network model to rank zones by proximity. The system does not collect personal information about individuals. Starting in September 2025, the model also accounts for time of day and day of week when generating recommended search orders.

Sources for this disclosure

This disclosure was drafted with AI assistance.

Schema: ai@2026-05-06-beta