Community Assessment: Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department of Cherokee County

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Last Updated: March 5, 2019, 12:38 p.m.

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Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

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Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

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Fire Risk

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Fire Spread Risk

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Death and Injury Risk

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Low: less than 25% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Medium: 25-75% of departments have a smaller risk value.

High: over 75% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Summary

Department Type

Volunteer

NFPA Region

South

FDID

11213

State

Phone

(864) 839-4500

Fax

(864) 839-4505

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

2,278 total structures protected

Estimations

Number of fires per year

Average since 2010

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Beyond room/floor

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Beyond structure

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Deaths & injuries per year

Average since 2010

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Predicted

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Description

The Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department of Cherokee County fire department is a volunteer department located in the South NFPA region and headquartered in Blacksburg, SC.

9,653

Protected Population

86.65mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

Annual structure fire counts for the Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department of Cherokee County based on the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).

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2 Stations

Station Name	Address
Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department Station 2	1136 North Mountain Street
Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department	137 Blackwell Road

FireCARES

Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department of Cherokee County

Blacksburg, SC, 29702-9621

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Last Updated: March 5, 2019, 12:38 p.m.

Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

Summary

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

Estimations

Description

9,653

Protected Population

86.65mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

2 Stations

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