FirePreplans

North Carolina.

Swain County.

We already mapped the first due of all 4 volunteer departments in Swain County: an estimated 12,346 buildings.

4 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 6 stations.

AlarkaBryson CityWest Swain5 miNAlarkaBryson CityWest Swain10 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.

4volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 6 stations
12,346buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
15life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
182buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
1,237buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
447square 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
Alarka Volunteer Fire Department Inc.Bryson City195805Get the packet
Bryson City Fire DepartmentBryson City14,382975Get the packet
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Tribal Gov.Cherokee24,523593Get the packet
West Swain Fire Department Inc.Almond22,48319Get the packet

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