FirePreplans

Texas.

Cherokee County.

We already mapped the first due of 8 of the 9 volunteer departments in Cherokee County: an estimated 17,859 buildings.

9 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 10 stations.

AltoGallatinNew SalemRuskWells10 miNAltoRuskWells20 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.

9volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 10 stations
17,859buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
18life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
463buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
445buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
676square 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
Alto Fire DepartmentAlto13,627584Get the packet
Earle's Chapel Volunteer Fire DepartmentJacksonville1At setupAt setupAt setupGet the packet
Gallatin Volunteer Fire DepartmentGallatin11,532041Get the packet
Lake Palestine East Fire DepartmentBullard11,495015Get the packet
New Salem Volunteer Fire DepartmentHenderson1895013Get the packet
New Summerfield Volunteer Fire DepartmentJacksonville12,1731148Get the packet
North Cherokee County Volunteer Fire DepartmentTroup22,016018Get the packet
Rusk Volunteer Fire DepartmentRusk14,5551092Get the packet
Wells Volunteer Fire Department11,566252Get the packet

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