en Locating New Red Crescent Society bases in North Khorasan Province سایر موارد مرتبط با بحران، حوادث وامدادونجات Other matters related to crisis, disasters and rescue & relief پژوهشي Research article <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span georgia="" style="font-family:">INTRODUCTION: The present study aimed to locate new Red Crescent Society (RCS) road rescue and relief bases in the North Khorasan province in order to determine appropriate places for establishing new bases. </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span georgia="" style="font-family:">METHODS: In this research, first the desired criteria were selected based on previous researches and experts&#39; comments on locating the RCS road rescue and relief bases. Then, the preparation and standardization of information layers were performed using the fuzzy method and Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) method was used to weigh the criteria. Moreover, the combination of criteria was carried out by using the Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) method. Finally, new bases were located by taking into account the area and other criteria through satellite images.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span georgia="" style="font-family:">FINDINGS: The results indicated that among all the sub-criteria, the distance from the accident-prone points had the most weight. After combining the criteria, highest priority and high-priority areas for locating RCS road rescue and relief bases were situated in the northwest, center, south, and east of the province. In this research, nine lots with a total area of 33864 square meters were located in the high-priority area.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span georgia="" style="font-family:">CONCLUSION: Properly locating RCS road rescue and relief bases enhances their efficiency; therefore, the management will be able to provide a range of different services to citizens all over the country by taking appropriate measures.</span></span></span></span></div> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">INTRODUCTION</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">: The present study aimed to locate new Red Crescent Society (RCS) road rescue and relief bases in the North Khorasan province in order to determine appropriate places for establishing new bases.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">METHODS</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">: In this research, first the desired criteria were selected based on previous researches and experts&#39; comments on locating the RCS road rescue and relief bases. Then, the preparation and standardization of information layers were performed using the fuzzy method and Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) method was used to weigh the criteria. Moreover, the combination of criteria was carried out by using the Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) method. Finally, new bases were located by taking into account the area and other criteria through satellite images.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">FINDINGS</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">: The results indicated that among all the sub-criteria, the distance from the accident-prone points had the most weight. After combining the criteria, highest priority and high-priority areas for locating RCS road rescue and relief bases were situated in the northwest, center, south, and east of the province. In this research, nine lots with a total area of 33864 square meters were located in the high-priority area.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">CONCLUSION</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Garamond&quot;,serif">: Properly locating RCS road rescue and relief bases enhances their efficiency; therefore, the management will be able to provide a range of different services to citizens all over the country by taking appropriate measures.</span></span></span></span></span> Analytical Hierarchical Process, Locating, Red Crescent Society road rescue and relief bases, Weighted Linear Combination Analytical Hierarchical Process, Locating, Red Crescent Society road rescue and relief bases, Weighted Linear Combination 1 17 http://jorar.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-786-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mostafa Ghodousi مصطفی قدوسی mostafaghodosi1@gmail.com 100319475328460012621 100319475328460012621 Yes PhD in Geospatial Information Systems, Geoinformation Technology Center of Excellence, Faculty of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran مرکز تحقیقات تاب آوری در حوادث و بلایا Milad Vatani میلاد وطنی miladvatani779@gmail.com 100319475328460012622 0009-0001-6635-0383 No Master in Urban planning, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran مرکز تحقیقات تاب آوری در حوادث و بلایا Fatemeh Darbandi فاطمه دربندی darbandy.fatemeh@gmail.com 100319475328460012623 0009-0001-6635-0383 No Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Resilience, Red Crescent Society of Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran مرکز تحقیقات تاب آوری در حوادث و بلایا