FirePreplans

West Virginia.

Mercer County.

We already mapped the first due of all 9 volunteer departments in Mercer County: an estimated 23,126 buildings.

9 volunteer and mostly volunteer departments. 11 stations.

AthensBluestone ValleyBluewellBramwellEast RiverMatoakaMontcalmOakvale5 miNAthensBluewellMatoakaMontcalmOakvale10 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 11 stations
23,126buildings mapped across their first duesEstimated
18life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
231buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
347square 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
Athens Volunteer Fire DepartmentAthens13,286441Get the packet
Bluestone Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.Spanishburg11,36615Get the packet
Bluewell Volunteer Fire DepartmentBluefield23,379234Get the packet
Bramwell Volunteer Fire DepartmentBramwell171605Get the packet
East River Volunteer Fire DepartmentPrinceton12,216257Get the packet
Green Valley - Glenwood Volunteer Fire DepartmentPrinceton14,396562Get the packet
Matoaka Volunteer Fire DepartmentMatoaka23,981114Get the packet
Montcalm Volunteer Fire DepartmentMontcalm12,13726Get the packet
Oakvale Volunteer Fire DepartmentPrinceton11,64917Get the packet

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