Hayden, Colorado. Routt County.

West Routt Fire District

2,376pre-plans, about one per building
8life-risk sites
61estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
90in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 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.

2,376pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

61buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

90buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026

211hydrants mapped, covering about 45% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Aug 2016Check: list over 2 years old

597square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2023Check: list over 2 years old

About 3,735 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

Homes1,799
Sheds, utility and other203
Mobile homes151
Businesses85
Farm buildings84
Government and assembly21
Industrial13
Apartments and lodging11
Schools6
Nursing homes and hospitals3

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less1,308
300 to 500781
550 to 1,000226
1,050 to 2,00043
over 2,00018

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
HAVEN, THE	Personal care home	20 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Hayden Valley Elementary School	Public school	232 students	Jun 2025
Hayden High School	Public school	119 students	Jun 2025
Hayden Middle School	Public school	93 students	Jun 2025
Totally Kids After School Program	Child care center	70 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Totally Tots Early Childhood Center	Child care center	52 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Hayden School District	Child care center	32 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Totally Kids Inc	Child care center	24 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 Routt Fire Protection DistrictRecord dated Apr 2018

Take it to your board.

The board packet is a PDF built for West Routt Fire 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 $950, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $79.17 a monththe same total

*The first company in Routt 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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