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The fire stations, as the main axis in the process of protection of people and goods, must guarantee shortest reaction time in the event of an emergency. Therefore, coverage, location and access analysis processes must be carried out to select the most appropriate sector for its implementation. In this research, an analysis is proposed, through territorial accessibility, which allows to evaluate the coverage of fire stations in the city of Manizales in Colombia, through transport infrastructure network, under current operating characteristics, in order to locate areas that have shortcomings in the recommended response times and their relationship with social equity and coverage. Results show that there is an inequality in service coverage; a social strata 1 and 2 (low economic income) have lower percentages of coverage for a minimum response time of six minutes with 7% and 1%, respectively, while that for strata 5 and 6 (high economic income), the percentages of coverage for the same period of time are 28% and 35%, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A descriptive study on the impact of an educational module in a school health program was developed to find out how young girls and teenagers respond to emergencies at school. Conducted between 2007 and 2008 in the Suba District of Bogota, the study featured a group of 120 students between the ages of 6 and 18. The participants in the sample were from income brackets zero, one and two. Using a method involving recreation, education and experiences, the know-how imparted to this population was evaluated, and changes in individual and group lifestyles and habits were observed. Ninety-five percent (95%) of the girls endorsed the health information on response to school emergencies, 100% took part in constructing the plan and worked in the practice sessions, all of which creates an awareness of the importance of the school health program with the development of plans of this type. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]