Norwalk, Iowa. Warren County.

Norwalk Fire Department

7,562pre-plans, about one per building
8life-risk sites
270estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
14in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 4 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.

7,562pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

270buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

14buildings 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.

36square miles of first dueEstimated

About 18,515 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

Homes6,877
Businesses219
Farm buildings108
Mobile homes98
Apartments and lodging80
Industrial59
Sheds, utility and other56
Schools39
Government and assembly19
Nursing homes and hospitals7

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,462
300 to 5002,904
550 to 1,0001,926
1,050 to 2,000197
over 2,00073

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; 2% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
Regency Care Center	Nursing home	101 beds	Sep 2026
Norwalk Nursing And Rehabilitation Center	Nursing home	45 beds	Sep 2026
Norwalk Senior High School	Public school	1,035 students	Jun 2025
Norwalk Middle School	Public school	824 students	Jun 2025
Orchard Hills Elementary	Public school	558 students	Jun 2025
Lakewood Elementary School	Public school	554 students	Jun 2025
Oviatt Elementary School	Public school	548 students	Jun 2025
Main Street School	Private school	12 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.

Norwalk Fire and Rescue DepartmentRecord dated Feb 2019

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The board packet is a PDF built for Norwalk 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 Warren 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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