FirePreplans

Iowa.

Howard County.

We already mapped the first due of all 6 volunteer departments in Howard County: an estimated 17,679 buildings.

6 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 6 stations.

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ChesterCrescoElmaLime SpringsProtivinRiceville5 miNChesterCrescoElmaLime SpringsProtivinRiceville10 miN
  • 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.

6volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 6 stations
17,679buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
15life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
1,284buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
441buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
666square 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
Chester Fire DepartmentChester1850066Get the packet
Cresco Fire DepartmentCresco16,5839392Get the packet
Elma Fire DepartmentElma12,2332204Get the packet
Lime Springs Fire DepartmentLime Springs12,0550172Get the packet
Protivin Fire DepartmentProtivin12,4901193Get the packet
Riceville Fire DepartmentRiceville13,4683257Get the packet

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