FirePreplans

North Carolina.

Polk County.

We already mapped the first due of all 6 volunteer departments in Polk County: an estimated 15,970 buildings.

6 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 9 stations.

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  • 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.

6volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 9 stations
15,970buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
11life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
304buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
161buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
243square 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
Columbus Fire DepartmentColumbus13,283493Get the packet
Green Creek Fire DepartmentColumbus23,696068Get the packet
Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.Mill Spring22,287242Get the packet
Saluda Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc.Saluda12,479215Get the packet
Sunny View Fire & RescueMill Spring21,778130Get the packet
Tryon Fire DepartmentTryon12,447256Get the packet

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