Waverly, Iowa. Bremer County.

Waverly Fire Department

7,043pre-plans, about one per building
9life-risk sites
268estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
155in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 34 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.

7,043pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

9life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

268buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

155buildings 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.

75square miles of first dueEstimated

About 14,229 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

Homes5,919
Businesses284
Apartments and lodging261
Industrial174
Farm buildings142
Mobile homes91
Sheds, utility and other86
Schools55
Government and assembly26
Nursing homes and hospitals5

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less3,064
300 to 5002,484
550 to 1,0001,227
1,050 to 2,000194
over 2,00074

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
Woodland Terrace	Nursing home	100 beds	Sep 2026
Waverly Health Medical Center	Hospital	At setup	Feb 2024
Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School	Public school	737 students	Jun 2025
Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School	Public school	681 students	Jun 2025
North Ridge Elementary	Public school	397 students	Jun 2025
Prairie West Elementary	Public school	252 students	Jun 2025
Greenview Alternative School	Public school	45 students	Jun 2025
Southeast Elementary School	Public school	31 students	Jun 2025
St Paul's Lutheran School	Private school	148 students	Jun 2024 Check

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.

Waverly Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jan 2020

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The board packet is a PDF built for Waverly 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 Bremer 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 $50,865, your average yearly spending on your last 3 IRS filings.

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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