Which villages are more than 10 or 20 km from the nearest civil defence centre or fire point?

139 civil defence centres and 29 advanced fire points by name, 5, 10 and 20 km distance buffers, the distance from each of 5,713 communities to the nearest point with its 2025 population, population per sub-district in each band, and 15 suggested sites for new centres that cover the most people.

In short

7,044,633 people (28.0%) live more than 10 km from the nearest response point; 3,161,302 (12.6%) beyond 20 km.

Sub-districts with most people beyond 20 km are listed in the coverage table.

The 15 suggested sites bring 1,463,320 more people within 10 km.

Syria civil defence and fire stations map: 167 response points and the communities and people far from them — Reduced-resolution preview with a watermark; the full-resolution map is in the package.

Who it is for

Civil defence and emergency directorates, local councils, organisations funding new centres, and planning students working on service location.

Method: what we add to the raw data

Centres were classified from their names: response centres, war-remnants removal teams, and training centres (excluded from coverage).
The straight-line distance from every community to the nearest of 167 response points was computed and banded into four rings.
Each community was linked to its 2025 population estimate, and population was summed per sub-district in each band.
5, 10 and 20 km distance buffers were built as separate, non-overlapping rings clipped to Syria.
15 suggested sites were chosen greedily: at each step, the community that brings the most additional distant people within 10 km.
No sites were suggested in governorates with fewer than three published points, where a suggestion would fill a data gap rather than a service gap.

Product details

What you get	6 spatial layers in GeoPackage, 3 CSV tables, lyrx and qml symbology for ArcGIS Pro and QGIS, a PNG map at 220 dpi, and an Arabic and English guide
Formats	GPKG, CSV, lyrx, qml, PNG
Coordinate system	WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Licence	Commercial use allowed for you and the organisation you buy for; no resale or redistribution
Delivery	A private download link valid for 24 hours, within 6 hours of payment confirmation
Package size	ZIP 2.1 MB
Personal data	The product contains no personal data

Spatial layers

civil_defence_centres — points, 139: Civil defence centres
fire_points — points, 29: Advanced fire points
distance_buffers — polygons, 3: 5, 10 and 20 km distance buffers
communities_distance — points, 5,713: Communities with distance to nearest point and population
subdistricts_coverage — polygons, 272: Sub-districts with population in each band
suggested_sites — points, 15: Suggested sites for new centres

Tables

D090_communities_distance.csv — 5,713 rows: Communities sorted from farthest
D090_subdistricts_coverage.csv — 272 rows: Sub-district coverage
D090_suggested_sites.csv — 15 rows: Suggested sites by priority

Limitations

Distance is straight-line, not by road, so actual response time is longer, especially in mountains.
The list reflects published points; volunteer or municipal stations may be missing.
The list has no centres in most of Al-Hasakah governorate, so its sub-districts appear farthest; this reflects the published points, not necessarily an absence of service on the ground.
Suggested sites are a planning starting point and need field study of land and roads before use.
Population is a modelled 2025 estimate.

FAQ

How long does delivery take?: Up to 6 hours after payment is confirmed.
How long does the download link last?: 24 hours, and it is renewed free on request.
Can I get a refund?: Digital products are not refundable once downloaded — unless the file is defective or does not match the description, in which case it is replaced or fully refunded.
What does the licence allow?: Commercial use is allowed for you and the organisation you buy for; resale or redistribution is not.

Syria civil defence and fire stations map: 167 response points and the communities and people far from them