FirePreplans

Minnesota.

Watonwan County.

We already mapped the first due of all 8 volunteer departments in Watonwan County: an estimated 14,670 buildings.

8 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 8 stations.

ButterfieldCity of St. JamesDarfurLasalleMadeliaOdinOrmsby5 miNDarfurLasalleMadeliaOdinOrmsby10 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.

8volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 8 stations
14,670buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
16life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
852buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
70buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
577square 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
Butterfield Volunteer Fire DepartmentButterfield11,181273Get the packet
City of St. James Volunteer Fire DepartmentSaint James15,0238261Get the packet
Darfur Fire DepartmentButterfield1958065Get the packet
Lasalle Volunteer FireLasalle1444032Get the packet
Lewisville Rural Area Fire DepartmentLewisville11,8250115Get the packet
Madelia Fire DepartmentMadelia13,0155167Get the packet
Odin Fire DepartmentOdin11,032168Get the packet
Ormsby FireOrmsby11,192071Get the packet

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