Lockport, Illinois. Will County.

Northwest Homer Fire Protection District

7,104pre-plans, about one per building
5life-risk sites
118estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
65in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 13 career firefighters.

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Your first due
Stations
Life-risk sites

Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Oct 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

7,104pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

5life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

118buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

65buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026

1,103hydrants mapped, covering about 83% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Dec 2018Check: list over 2 years old

11square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 17,329 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

Homes6,778
Businesses144
Farm buildings68
Industrial42
Sheds, utility and other42
Schools10
Apartments and lodging9
Nursing homes and hospitals9
Government and assembly2

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,979
300 to 5003,146
550 to 1,000861
1,050 to 2,00082
over 2,00036

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; 59% 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
Victorian Village Hlth & Well	Nursing home	50 beds	Sep 2026
Goodings Grove School	Public school	409 students	Jun 2025
Reed Elem School	Public school	291 students	Jun 2025
Montessori School Of Lemont	Private school	95 students	Jun 2024 Check
Bobbie Noonan's Child Care	Private school	70 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.

Northwest Homer Fire Protection District Station 2Record dated May 2017
Northwest Homer Fire Protection District Station 1Record dated May 2017

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

*The first company in Will 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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