FirePreplans

North Carolina.

Buncombe County.

We already mapped the first due of all 10 volunteer departments in Buncombe County: an estimated 39,455 buildings.

10 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 16 stations.

BarnardsvilleBroad RiverJupiterSwannanoaUpper Hominy5 miNJupiter10 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 16 stations
39,455buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
29life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
485buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
960buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
315square 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.

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