FirePreplans

Iowa.

Mahaska County.

We already mapped the first due of all 3 volunteer departments in Mahaska County: an estimated 11,203 buildings.

3 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 3 stations.

Barnes CityNew SharonOskaloosa5 miNBarnes CityNew SharonOskaloosa10 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.

3volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 3 stations
11,203buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
11life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
498buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
48buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
349square 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
Barnes City Volunteer Fire DepartmentBarnes City11,264062Get the packet
New Sharon Fire DepartmentNew Sharon12,4482122Get the packet
Oskaloosa Fire DepartmentOskaloosa17,4919314Get the packet

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