FirePreplans

Washington.

Whatcom County.

We already mapped the first due of all 13 volunteer departments in Whatcom County: an estimated 80,781 buildings.

13 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 40 stations.

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  • 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.

13volunteer and mostly volunteer departments, with 40 stations
80,781buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
88life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
1,859buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
1,175square 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.

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