FirePreplans

Iowa.

Buena Vista County.

We already mapped the first due of all 5 volunteer departments in Buena Vista County: an estimated 13,333 buildings.

5 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 5 stations.

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  • Each department's first due
Estimated by road distance from each department's stations, or taken from the county's published response areas. Each department's officers set the real lines in setup.

The county by the numbers.

5volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 5 stations
13,333buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
20life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
850buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
55buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
352square miles of first dueEstimated

Estimated from public records. A first due can cross the county line, so these count every building in these departments' first dues. Each department's page shows its own sources and dates.

Every department.

Each one has its own page with its map, its numbers and a board packet.

DepartmentStationsBuildingsLife-risk sitesOver 1,000 gpmBoard packet
Alta Volunteer Fire DepartmentAlta12,7173163Get the packet
Newell Community Fire DepartmentNewell11,9603160Get the packet
Sioux Rapids Fire DepartmentSioux Rapids11,6933111Get the packet
Storm Lake Fire DepartmentStorm Lake15,49011296Get the packet
Truesdale Fire DepartmentTruesdale11,4730120Get the packet

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