FirePreplans

Nebraska.

Polk County.

We already mapped the first due of all 4 volunteer departments in Polk County: an estimated 6,417 buildings.

4 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 4 stations.

OsceolaPolkShelby RuralStromsburg5 miNOsceolaPolkStromsburg10 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 4 stations
6,417buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
15life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
164buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
296buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
349square 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
Osceola Volunteer Fire DepartmentOsceola11,754652Get the packet
Polk Volunteer Fire DepartmentPolk11,288121Get the packet
Shelby Rural Fire DepartmentShelby11,430353Get the packet
Stromsburg Volunteer Fire and RescueStromsburg11,945538Get the packet

Every department in the Nebraska list, or pick another state.