FirePreplans

North Carolina.

Avery County.

We already mapped the first due of all 10 volunteer departments in Avery County: an estimated 17,282 buildings.

10 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 12 stations.

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Banner ElkCrossnoreElk ParkFall CreekFrankLinvilleNewland5 miNCrossnoreFrankLinville10 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.

10volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 12 stations
17,282buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
14life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
418buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
618buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
263square 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
Banner Elk Volunteer Fire DepartmentBanner Elk22,9442164Get the packet
Crossnore Volunteer Fire DepartmentCrossnore13,356225Get the packet
Elk Park Volunteer Fire DepartmentElk Park11,356312Get the packet
Fall Creek Volunteer Fire DepartmentElk Park21,311010Get the packet
Frank Volunteer Fire DepartemntNewland11,53706Get the packet
Green Valley Volunteer Fire DepartmentNewland11,404318Get the packet
Linville Volunteer Fire DepartmentLinville11,6201126Get the packet
Newland Volunteer Fire DepartmentNewland12,406345Get the packet
Seven Devils Fire DepartmentBanner Elk142606Get the packet
Shawneehaw Volunteer Fire DepartmentBanner Elk192206Get the packet

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