diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop/buildings/bulk_fetch.ex b/lib/microwaveprop/buildings/bulk_fetch.ex
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+defmodule Microwaveprop.Buildings.BulkFetch do
+  @moduledoc """
+  One-shot bulk download of Microsoft Building Footprint quadkey tiles
+  for a `radius_mi`-mile bbox around a `(lat, lon)` center. Used to
+  pre-warm the cache so per-Calculate runs never have to hit the
+  Microsoft CDN.
+
+  Runs in any environment, including prod. From an attached `iex` on the
+  pod:
+
+      iex> Microwaveprop.Buildings.BulkFetch.run(32.8, -97.0, 500)
+
+  Tiles already on disk are skipped. Quadkeys not present in the MS
+  dataset index (water, outside the US) are silently dropped.
+  """
+
+  alias Microwaveprop.Buildings.MsFootprints
+
+  require Logger
+
+  @zoom 9
+  @default_concurrency 4
+  @task_timeout_ms 180_000
+
+  @type result :: %{
+          downloaded: non_neg_integer(),
+          cached: non_neg_integer(),
+          failed: non_neg_integer(),
+          missing: non_neg_integer(),
+          cache_dir: String.t()
+        }
+
+  @spec run(float(), float(), pos_integer(), keyword()) :: result()
+  def run(lat, lon, radius_mi, opts \\ []) do
+    concurrency = Keyword.get(opts, :concurrency, @default_concurrency)
+    radius_km = radius_mi * 1.609
+    bbox = bbox_around(lat, lon, radius_km)
+
+    Logger.info("buildings bulk fetch: ~#{radius_mi} mi (#{Float.round(radius_km)} km) around (#{lat}, #{lon})")
+
+    candidate_quadkeys = MsFootprints.quadkeys_for_bbox(bbox, @zoom)
+    index = MsFootprints.dataset_index()
+    quadkeys = Enum.filter(candidate_quadkeys, &Map.has_key?(index, &1))
+    missing = length(candidate_quadkeys) - length(quadkeys)
+
+    Logger.info(
+      "buildings bulk fetch: #{length(candidate_quadkeys)} candidate, #{length(quadkeys)} present in index, #{missing} not in index"
+    )
+
+    {downloaded, cached, failed} = run_downloads(quadkeys, concurrency)
+
+    result = %{
+      downloaded: downloaded,
+      cached: cached,
+      failed: failed,
+      missing: missing,
+      cache_dir: MsFootprints.cache_dir()
+    }
+
+    Logger.info("buildings bulk fetch: #{inspect(result)}")
+    result
+  end
+
+  defp run_downloads(quadkeys, concurrency) do
+    quadkeys
+    |> Task.async_stream(&fetch_one/1,
+      max_concurrency: concurrency,
+      ordered: false,
+      timeout: @task_timeout_ms,
+      on_timeout: :kill_task
+    )
+    |> Enum.reduce({0, 0, 0}, &accumulate/2)
+  end
+
+  defp fetch_one(qk) do
+    path = Path.join(MsFootprints.cache_dir(), "#{qk}.csv.gz")
+
+    if File.exists?(path) do
+      :cached
+    else
+      case MsFootprints.download_tile(qk) do
+        {:ok, _} -> :downloaded
+        {:error, reason} -> {:failed, qk, reason}
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp accumulate({:ok, :downloaded}, {d, s, f}), do: {d + 1, s, f}
+  defp accumulate({:ok, :cached}, {d, s, f}), do: {d, s + 1, f}
+
+  defp accumulate({:ok, {:failed, qk, reason}}, {d, s, f}) do
+    Logger.warning("buildings bulk fetch failed #{qk}: #{inspect(reason)}")
+    {d, s, f + 1}
+  end
+
+  defp accumulate({:exit, reason}, {d, s, f}) do
+    Logger.warning("buildings bulk fetch task crashed: #{inspect(reason)}")
+    {d, s, f + 1}
+  end
+
+  defp bbox_around(lat, lon, radius_km) do
+    dlat = radius_km / 111.0
+    dlon = radius_km / (111.0 * max(:math.cos(lat * :math.pi() / 180.0), 0.1))
+
+    %{
+      "south" => lat - dlat,
+      "north" => lat + dlat,
+      "west" => lon - dlon,
+      "east" => lon + dlon
+    }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/buildings_fetch.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/buildings_fetch.ex
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+defmodule Mix.Tasks.BuildingsFetch do
+  @shortdoc "Bulk-download Microsoft Building Footprint tiles around DFW (DEV ONLY)"
+
+  @moduledoc """
+  Pre-warms the local Microsoft Building Footprints cache so per-Calculate
+  requests never have to wait on a tile download.
+
+      mix buildings.fetch                       # default: 500 mi radius around EM13
+      mix buildings.fetch --lat 32.8 --lon -97 --radius-mi 500
+      mix buildings.fetch --concurrency 8
+
+  **Mix tasks do not run in production.** From an attached `iex` on the
+  prod pod, call the underlying module directly:
+
+      iex> Microwaveprop.Buildings.BulkFetch.run(32.8, -97.0, 500)
+  """
+
+  use Mix.Task
+
+  alias Microwaveprop.Buildings.BulkFetch
+
+  @default_lat 32.8
+  @default_lon -97.0
+  @default_radius_mi 500
+
+  @switches [
+    lat: :float,
+    lon: :float,
+    radius_mi: :integer,
+    concurrency: :integer
+  ]
+
+  @impl Mix.Task
+  def run(argv) do
+    {opts, _, _} = OptionParser.parse(argv, switches: @switches)
+
+    lat = Keyword.get(opts, :lat, @default_lat)
+    lon = Keyword.get(opts, :lon, @default_lon)
+    radius_mi = Keyword.get(opts, :radius_mi, @default_radius_mi)
+    concurrency = Keyword.get(opts, :concurrency)
+
+    Mix.Task.run("app.start")
+
+    bulk_opts = if concurrency, do: [concurrency: concurrency], else: []
+    result = BulkFetch.run(lat, lon, radius_mi, bulk_opts)
+
+    Mix.shell().info("Done. #{inspect(result)}")
+  end
+end