FirePreplans

Iowa.

Palo Alto County.

We already mapped the first due of all 6 volunteer departments in Palo Alto County: an estimated 11,086 buildings.

6 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 6 stations.

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CylinderEmmetsburgMallardRuthvenWest Bend5 miNCylinderMallardRuthvenWest Bend10 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
11,086buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
22life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
642buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
262buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
465square 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
Cylinder Fire DepartmentCylinder1839081Get the packet
Emmetsburg Fire DepartmentEmmetsburg13,66612156Get the packet
Graettinger Benefitted Fire DepartmentGraettinger11,8552102Get the packet
Mallard Fire DepartmentMallard11,331076Get the packet
Ruthven Fire DepartmentRuthven11,572481Get the packet
West Bend Fire DepartmentWest Bend11,8234146Get the packet

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