FirePreplans

Texas.

Matagorda County.

We already mapped the first due of all 8 volunteer departments in Matagorda County: an estimated 24,885 buildings.

8 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 10 stations.

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Bay CityBlessingMarkhamMatagordaMidfieldPalaciosSargent AreaVan Vleck10 miNBay CityMarkhamMatagordaMidfield20 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.

8volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 10 stations
24,885buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
33life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
554buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
6,886buildings in the 100-year flood zoneEstimated
994square 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
Bay City Volunteer Fire DepartmentBay City19,68621319Get the packet
Blessing Volunteer Fire DepartmentBlessing11,223112Get the packet
Markham Volunteer Fire DepartmentMarkham11,368132Get the packet
Matagorda Volunteer Fire DepartmentMatagorda22,284132Get the packet
Midfield Volunteer Fire DepartmentMidfield1728013Get the packet
Palacios Volunteer Fire DepartmentPalacios23,368673Get the packet
Sargent Area Volunteer Fire & Rescue13,683011Get the packet
Van Vleck Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.Van Vleck12,545362Get the packet

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