Steger, Illinois. Cook County.

Steger Fire Department

5,441pre-plans, about one per building
6life-risk sites
99estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
36in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 3 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.

5,441pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

99buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

36buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026

127hydrants mapped, covering about 31% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Dec 2018Check: list over 2 years old

5square miles of first dueEstimated

About 10,151 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

Homes4,940
Businesses217
Industrial103
Apartments and lodging85
Sheds, utility and other73
Farm buildings11
Schools10
Government and assembly2

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less3,205
300 to 5001,812
550 to 1,000325
1,050 to 2,00071
over 2,00028

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
St. James Villas Wellness, Rehab Villas	Personal care home	60 licensed capacity	Feb 2024 Check
Steger Intermediate Center	Public school	465 students	Jun 2025
Steger Primary Center	Public school	396 students	Jun 2025
Foundations 4 Advancement	Private school	5 students	Jun 2024 Check
THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE C.C. CENTER, INC.	Child care center	154 licensed capacity	May 2023 Check
EARLY ACHIEVERS PRESCHOOL & DEV CENTER	Child care center	81 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.

Steger Fire Department Station 1 HeadquartersRecord dated May 2014
Steger Fire Department Station 1 HeadquartersRecord dated Aug 2016

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The board packet is a PDF built for Steger 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 Cook 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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