FirePreplans

Minnesota.

Houston County.

We already mapped the first due of all 7 volunteer departments in Houston County: an estimated 18,045 buildings.

7 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 7 stations.

BrownsvilleCaledoniaEitzenHokahHoustonLa CrescentSpring Grove5 miNCaledoniaEitzenHokahHoustonLa Crescent10 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.

7volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 7 stations
18,045buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
28life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
684buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
459buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
528square 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
Brownsville Fire DepartmentBrownsville11,145030Get the packet
Caledonia Fire DepartmentCaledonia14,5757231Get the packet
Eitzen Volunteer Fire DepartmentEitzen11,142051Get the packet
Hokah Volunteer FireHokah11,677245Get the packet
Houston Fire DepartmentHouston13,2515105Get the packet
La Crescent Fire DepartmentLa Crescent13,5931076Get the packet
Spring Grove Fire DepartmentSpring Grove12,6624146Get the packet

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