FirePreplans

Texas.

Gonzales County.

We already mapped the first due of all 5 volunteer departments in Gonzales County: an estimated 18,266 buildings.

5 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 5 stations.

BelmontCity of SmileyGonzalesNixonWaelder10 miNBelmontGonzalesNixonWaelder20 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.

5volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 5 stations
18,266buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
19life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
964buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
1,182buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
924square 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
Belmont Volunteer Fire DepartmentBelmont12,191081Get the packet
City of Smiley Volunteer Fire DepartmentSmiley11,616394Get the packet
Gonzales Fire DepartmentGonzales18,93812578Get the packet
Nixon Volunteer Fire DepartmentNixon13,006387Get the packet
Waelder Volunteer Fire DepartmentWaelder12,5151124Get the packet

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