Alton, Iowa. Sioux County.

Alton Fire and Rescue

1,876pre-plans, about one per building
3life-risk sites
138estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
19in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 18 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.

1,876pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

3life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

138buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

19buildings 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.

55square miles of first dueEstimated

About 3,160 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

Homes1,524
Farm buildings179
Businesses68
Industrial44
Sheds, utility and other32
Mobile homes13
Apartments and lodging10
Schools4
Government and assembly2

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less749
300 to 500592
550 to 1,000397
1,050 to 2,000106
over 2,00032

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
MOC-Floyd Valley Middle School	Public school	337 students	Jun 2025
Spalding Catholic Schools	Private school	26 students	Jun 2024 Check
Spalding Catholic School	Private school	25 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.

Alton Fire Department and Emergency Medical ServicesRecord dated Jan 2020

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The board packet is a PDF built for Alton Fire and Rescue: 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 $650, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $54.17 a monththe same total

*The first company in Sioux 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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