Sitka, Alaska. Sitka County.

Sitka Fire Department

3,818pre-plans, about one per building
10life-risk sites
107estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
At setupin the flood zone

Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 30 volunteer firefighters. 9 career firefighters.

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Your first due
Stations
Life-risk sites

Your first due, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

3,818pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

10life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

107buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

At setupbuildings in the 100-year flood zone. We read the flood map for your area when you set up, and every card shows its zone.

At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.

1,206square miles of first dueEstimated

About 6,509 people live in these buildings, estimated from the building records.

How to read these numbers. Estimated means we worked it out from public records, and your officers check it at setup. The month is when its list was last updated. A check flag means the list is more than 2 years old, so look at it first.

Numbers built October 2026. Your officers fix anything that is off in setup, and every card follows.

Buildings by type

Homes2,562
Businesses541
Mobile homes355
Sheds, utility and other192
Apartments and lodging53
Industrial50
Schools50
Nursing homes and hospitals10
Government and assembly5

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less1,787
300 to 5001,525
550 to 1,000399
1,050 to 2,00064
over 2,00043

Estimated

Water need by the NFA formula, with 25% of the building involved. Homes and apartment buildings with no recorded height are counted as 2 floors; your officers can set heights in setup.

Shuttle loop times and rig counts are worked out card by card, from your tankers or tenders, your fill sites and your roads, once your officers enter them in setup.

Life-risk sites

Nursing homes, hospitals, care homes, schools and day cares that are first due to you, from state and national lists. Each list carries its own date.

Name	Type	Size	List as of
Searhc Sitka Long Term Care	Nursing home	19 beds	Sep 2026
Mount Edgecumbe Medical Center	Hospital	At setup	May 2026
Sitka Community Hospital	Hospital	At setup	Feb 2018
Mt. Edgecumbe High School	Public school	422 students	Jun 2025
Sitka High School	Public school	305 students	Jun 2025
Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary	Public school	275 students	Jun 2025
Blatchley Middle School	Public school	241 students	Jun 2025
XOOTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public school	137 students	Jun 2025
Sitka REACH	Public school	82 students	Jun 2025
Pacific High School	Public school	40 students	Jun 2025

Your stations.

Each card routes from the station that is first due, so the way in matches how your rigs come. Add or fix stations in setup.

Sitka Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jan 2018

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The board packet is a PDF built for Sitka Fire Department: your numbers, how it works in four steps, what your officers do, the cost and terms, and a motion your secretary can read into the minutes.

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What it costs

Year one

Pay in full: was $950, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $79.17 a monththe same total

*The first company in Sitka Borough to sign up pays no setup fee. That spot is still open.

Each year after

$120 a year, one payment.

Half of one percent of the typical yearly spending for a first due your size. We found no IRS filing for your company.

Year one is a setup fee that builds every card and includes the monthly checks and the note to the chief. Each year after, $120 a year keeps them going.

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