Fire hydrants on Nantucket Island are concentrated in the urban center, but many other areas are left unprotected, and alternative water source records are incomplete. A robust platform that incorporates all water source data could benefit the Nantucket Fire Department (NFD). This project aimed to recommend a mobile firefighting application for the NFD, locate and characterize water sources, and make recommendations to promote fire safety. We recommended a user-friendly application that was best suited for the NFD’s unique challenges. We also identified and mapped over 800 pools as potential alternative water sources and over 2,000 homes unprotected by hydrants. With this data, we recommended sprinkler regulation and water main infrastructure upgrades.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Haney, Mariah C.
• Armijo, Kenneth F.
• Runquist, Martin B.
• Jagdish, Nikita
• Jackson, Edward J.

Subject

• Innovation
• Infrastructure
• Community
• Well-Being
• Water
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051221-104341
• 23961

Keyword

• Water Sources
• Nantucket
• Mobile Application
• Fire Protection
• Firefighting
• Island

Advisor

• Demetry, Chrysanthe
• Vaz, Rick

Year

• 2021

Center

• Thessaloniki, Greece Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Nantucket Fire Department (NFD)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2021-05-12

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright