Spencer, Iowa. Clay County.

Spencer Fire Department

6,206pre-plans, about one per building
10life-risk sites
291estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
139in 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, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

6,206pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

10life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

291buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

139buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026

636hydrants mapped, covering about 83% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Sep 2026

75square miles of first dueEstimated

About 10,570 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

Homes4,908
Businesses403
Industrial310
Apartments and lodging272
Farm buildings134
Sheds, utility and other76
Government and assembly34
Schools29
Mobile homes27
Nursing homes and hospitals13

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less3,083
300 to 5002,005
550 to 1,000827
1,050 to 2,000184
over 2,000107

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
Spencer Post Acute Rehabilitation Center	Nursing home	82 beds	Sep 2026
St Luke Lutheran Nursing Home	Nursing home	79 beds	Sep 2026
Spencer Hospital	Hospital	At setup	Oct 2017
Spencer High School	Public school	688 students	Jun 2025
Spencer Middle School	Public school	514 students	Jun 2025
Lincoln Elementary School	Public school	442 students	Jun 2025
Fairview Park Elementary	Public school	249 students	Jun 2025
Johnson Elementary	Public school	201 students	Jun 2025
Sacred Heart School	Private school	179 students	Jun 2024 Check
Iowa Great Lakes Lutheran School	Private school	119 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.

Spencer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Nov 2018

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The board packet is a PDF built for Spencer 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 $1,550, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $129.17 a monththe same total

*The first company in Clay 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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