Buena Vista, Colorado. Chaffee County.

Chaffee County Fire Protection District

10,285pre-plans, about one per building
4life-risk sites
194estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
360in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 6 stations. 50 volunteer firefighters. 3 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 Jun 2023.

Your first due by the numbers.

10,285pre-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 caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

194buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

360buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026

141hydrants mapped, covering about 17% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Aug 2025

1,072square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2023Check: list over 2 years old

About 16,298 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

Homes7,398
Mobile homes1,496
Businesses383
Sheds, utility and other338
Farm buildings241
Apartments and lodging182
Schools149
Government and assembly62
Industrial36

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less5,339
300 to 5002,963
550 to 1,0001,789
1,050 to 2,000168
over 2,00026

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
The Link School	Private school	8 students	Jun 2024 Check
BUSY BEES PRESCHOOL	Child care center	45 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
TWO's EARLY LEARNING LLC	Child care center	30 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Chaffee County Childcare Initiative DBA Ark Valley Preschool	Child care center	25 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.

Chaffee County Fire Protection District Station 5Record dated Apr 2024
Chaffee County Fire Protection District Station 1Record dated Oct 2017
Chaffee County Fire Protection District Station 3Record dated Jul 2023
Chaffee County Fire Protection District Station 4Record dated Feb 2017
Chaffee County Fire Protection District Station 2Record dated Jul 2023
Chaffee County Fire Protection District Station 15Record dated Jul 2023

Take it to your board.

The board packet is a PDF built for Chaffee 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 Chaffee 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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