FirePreplans

North Carolina.

Rutherford County.

We already mapped the first due of all 16 volunteer departments in Rutherford County: an estimated 40,601 buildings.

16 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 25 stations.

BosticCherry MountainCliffside AreaEllenboroGreen HillHudlowRutherfordtonUnion Mills5 miNBosticHudlow10 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.

16volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 25 stations
40,601buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
25life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
617buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
450buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
539square 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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