FirePreplans

Texas.

Hamilton County.

We already mapped the first due of 4 of the 5 volunteer departments in Hamilton County: an estimated 12,431 buildings.

5 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 5 stations.

CarltonHamiltonHicoPottsville10 miNCarltonHamiltonHicoPottsville20 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
12,431buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
14life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
239buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
73buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
665square 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
Carlton Volunteer Fire DepartmentCarlton11,418029Get the packet
Hamilton Volunteer Fire DepartmentHamilton15,2298112Get the packet
Hico Volunteer Fire Department13,667575Get the packet
Pottsville Volunteer Fire DepartmentPottsville12,117123Get the packet
Shive Volunteer Fire DepartmentHamilton1At setupAt setupAt setupGet the packet

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