Nome, Alaska. Nome County.

Nome Volunteer Fire Department

2,736pre-plans, about one per building
6life-risk sites
51estimated 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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All volunteer department. 2 stations. 42 volunteer 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.

2,736pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

51buildings 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.

5,035square miles of first dueEstimated

About 3,214 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

Homes1,761
Sheds, utility and other637
Businesses185
Industrial82
Apartments and lodging37
Schools20
Mobile homes5
Government and assembly5
Nursing homes and hospitals4

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less1,915
300 to 500605
550 to 1,000165
1,050 to 2,00040
over 2,00011

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
Quyanna Care Center	Nursing home	18 beds	Sep 2026
Norton Sound Regional Hospital	Hospital	At setup	Feb 2018
Nome Elementary	Public school	306 students	Jun 2025
Nome-Beltz Middle/High	Public school	274 students	Jun 2025
Anvil City Science Academy	Public school	60 students	Jun 2025
Extensions Correspondence	Public school	32 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.

Nome Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2019
Nome Volunteer Fire Department Icy View SubstationRecord dated Feb 2018

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The board packet is a PDF built for Nome Volunteer 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 Nome 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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