FirePreplans

North Carolina.

Gaston County.

We already mapped the first due of all 21 volunteer departments in Gaston County: an estimated 70,120 buildings.

21 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 26 stations.

AlexisBessemer CityCherryvilleCommunityCrowders MountainEast GastonHigh ShoalsHugh's PondLucia RiverbendNew HopeStanleyTryonotaUnion Road5 miNAlexis10 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.

21volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 26 stations
70,120buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
43life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
980buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
517buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
303square 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
Agriculture Center Volunteer Fire DepartmentBessemer City15,225573Get the packet
Alexis Volunteer Fire DepartmentAlexis25,982133Get the packet
Bessemer City Volunteer Fire DepartmentBessemer City13,186440Get the packet
Cherryville Fire DepartmentCherryville13,353571Get the packet
City of Belmont Fire DepartmentBelmont15,9594201Get the packet
Community Volunteer Fire DepartmentBelmont14,265126Get the packet
Cramerton Fire DepartmentCramerton22,549583Get the packet
Crowders Mountain Volunteer Fire/RescueGastonia36,542265Get the packet
East Gaston Volunteer Fire DepartmentMount Holly13,291126Get the packet
High Shoals Fire and RescueHigh Shoals12,107017Get the packet
Hugh's Pond Volunteer Fire DepartmentCherryville11,078017Get the packet
Lowell Volunteer Fire DepartmentLowell12,145349Get the packet
Lucia Riverbend Volunteer Fire DepartmentMount Holly12,641128Get the packet
New Hope Fire Department, Inc.Belmont13,217134Get the packet
Ranlo Fire And RescueRanlo12,647133Get the packet
Southpoint Volunteer Fire DepartmentBelmont11,983032Get the packet
Spencer Mountain Road Volunteer Fire DepartmentDallas13,510021Get the packet
Stanley Volunteer Fire DepartmentStanley11,863534Get the packet
Town of Dallas Volunteer Fire DepartmentDallas12,103139Get the packet
Tryonota Volunteer Fire DepartmentBessemer City22,544130Get the packet
Union Road Volunteer Fire DepartmentGastonia13,930228Get the packet

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