Patterson, California. Stanislaus County.

West Stanislaus County Fire Protection District

6,498pre-plans, about one per building
4life-risk sites
593estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
867in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 6 stations. 80 volunteer firefighters. 4 career firefighters.

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Your first due
Stations
Life-risk sites

Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of May 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

6,498pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

4life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

593buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

867buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026

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

605square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of May 2026

About 14,031 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

Homes4,823
Farm buildings770
Mobile homes235
Government and assembly218
Schools134
Sheds, utility and other111
Businesses74
Industrial70
Apartments and lodging63

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,685
300 to 5001,754
550 to 1,0001,466
1,050 to 2,000427
over 2,000166

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
Grayson Elementary	Public school	266 students	Jun 2025
Bonita Elementary	Public school	134 students	Jun 2025
Rising Sun	Public school	20 students	Jun 2025
CCCDS-WESTLEY CDC	Child care center	60 licensed capacity	Oct 2026

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.

West Stanislaus County Fire Protection District - El Solyo Station 4Record dated Jul 2023
West Stanislaus County Fire Protection District - Crows Landing Station 6Record dated Jul 2023
West Stanislaus County Fire Protection District - Westley Station 3Record dated Jul 2023
West Stanislaus County Fire Protection District - Patterson Station 2Record dated Jul 2023
West Stanislaus County Fire Protection District - Diablo Grande Station 7Record dated Jul 2023

Take it to your board.

The board packet is a PDF built for West Stanislaus County Fire Protection District: 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 $2,400, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $200 a monththe same total

*The first company in Stanislaus County 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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