FirePreplans

Iowa.

Cherokee County.

We already mapped the first due of 8 of the 9 volunteer departments in Cherokee County: an estimated 14,927 buildings.

9 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 9 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.

9volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 9 stations
14,927buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
18life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
873buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
197buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
569square 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
Aurelia Fire DepartmentAurelia12,5293205Get the packet
Cherokee Fire DepartmentCherokee13,69910163Get the packet
Cherokee MHI Fire DepartmentCherokee1At setupAt setupAt setupGet the packet
Cleghorn Fire DepartmentCleghorn11,353095Get the packet
Larrabee Fire DepartmentLarrabee11,155050Get the packet
Marcus Fire DepartmentMarcus12,4294166Get the packet
Meriden Fire DepartmentMeriden1972034Get the packet
Quimby Community Fire DepartmentQuimby11,608092Get the packet
Washta Fire ServiceWashta11,182168Get the packet

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