Aledo, Illinois. Mercer County.

Aledo Fire Protection District

3,364pre-plans, about one per building
8life-risk sites
84estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
10in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 30 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.

3,364pre-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 caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

84buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

10buildings 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.

66square miles of first dueEstimated

About 4,713 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

Homes2,129
Farm buildings828
Businesses240
Sheds, utility and other110
Apartments and lodging38
Government and assembly7
Industrial5
Nursing homes and hospitals4
Schools3

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less1,734
300 to 5001,168
550 to 1,000378
1,050 to 2,00061
over 2,00023

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
Mercer Manor Rehabilitation	Nursing home	92 beds	Sep 2026
Arcadia Care Aledo	Nursing home	80 beds	Sep 2026
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center	Hospital	At setup	Feb 2025
Mercer County High School	Public school	411 students	Jun 2025
Apollo Elem School	Public school	362 students	Jun 2025
Mercer County Jr High School	Public school	270 students	Jun 2025
Y.M.C.A. CHILDREN's SCHOOL	Child care center	84 licensed capacity	May 2023 Check
PROJECT NOW HEAD START-MERCER COUNTY	Child care center	21 licensed capacity	May 2023 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.

Aledo Fire Protection DistrictRecord dated Feb 2025

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The board packet is a PDF built for Aledo Fire Protection 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 Mercer 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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