North Vernon, Indiana. Jennings County.

North Vernon Fire Department

5,556pre-plans, about one per building
8life-risk sites
154estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
35in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 12 volunteer firefighters. 9 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 Jun 2022.

Your first due by the numbers.

5,556pre-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

154buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

35buildings 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.

41square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2022Check: list over 2 years old

About 10,383 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

Homes4,191
Businesses375
Mobile homes327
Sheds, utility and other203
Industrial158
Farm buildings137
Apartments and lodging85
Government and assembly47
Schools30
Nursing homes and hospitals3

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,370
300 to 5002,234
550 to 1,000798
1,050 to 2,000100
over 2,00054

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
Majestic Care Of North Vernon	Nursing home	120 beds	Sep 2026
Ascension Saint Vincent Jennings Hospital	Hospital	At setup	Sep 2021
Jennings County High School	Public school	1,188 students	Jun 2025
Jennings County Middle School	Public school	572 students	Jun 2025
North Vernon Elementary School	Public school	566 students	Jun 2025
Sand Creek Elementary School	Public school	385 students	Jun 2025
Hayden Elementary School	Public school	284 students	Jun 2025
St Mary Elementary School	Private school	196 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.

North Vernon Fire Department Station 62Record dated Aug 2020

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The board packet is a PDF built for North Vernon 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 Jennings 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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