Rocky Ford, Colorado. Otero County.

Rocky Ford Fire Department

3,961pre-plans, about one per building
7life-risk sites
96estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
0in 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. 5 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.

3,961pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

96buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

0buildings 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.

410square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2023Check: list over 2 years old

About 6,999 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

Homes3,228
Mobile homes243
Farm buildings168
Businesses146
Sheds, utility and other112
Schools24
Government and assembly15
Industrial13
Apartments and lodging10
Nursing homes and hospitals2

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,384
300 to 5001,168
550 to 1,000313
1,050 to 2,00071
over 2,00025

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
Pioneer Health Care Center	Nursing home	101 beds	Sep 2026
COTTONWOOD RIDGE	Personal care home	32 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Rocky Ford Elementary School	Public school	305 students	Jun 2025
Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School	Public school	271 students	Jun 2025
Pioneer Christian School	Private school	30 students	Jun 2024 Check
Otero College Child Dev. Svcs. RockyFord G	Child care center	90 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
ROCKY FORD METHODIST PRESCHOOL	Child care center	18 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.

Rocky Ford Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jun 2019

Take it to your board.

The board packet is a PDF built for Rocky Ford 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 $250, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $20.83 a monththe same total

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

Each year after

$120 a year, one payment.

Our smallest price: your company files the IRS short form.

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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