Dodge City, Kansas. Ford County.

Ford County Fire & EMS

7,415pre-plans, about one per building
3life-risk sites
252estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
At setupin the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 7 stations. 60 volunteer firefighters. 30 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 2023.

Your first due by the numbers.

7,415pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

3life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

252buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

At setupbuildings in the 100-year flood zone. We read the flood map for your area when you set up, and every card shows its zone.

At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.

1,155square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2023Check: list over 2 years old

About 13,669 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

Homes5,184
Farm buildings822
Businesses371
Mobile homes355
Industrial227
Sheds, utility and other221
Government and assembly92
Nursing homes and hospitals81
Apartments and lodging51
Schools11

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less4,090
300 to 5002,020
550 to 1,0001,053
1,050 to 2,000190
over 2,00062

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
Hill Top House	Nursing home	29 beds	Sep 2026
Bucklin Elem	Public school	138 students	Jun 2025
Bucklin High	Public school	57 students	Jun 2025

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.

Ford County Fire Department Station 8Record dated Nov 2017
Ford County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station 7Record dated Dec 2017
Ford County Fire Station and Emergency Medical Services Station 4Record dated Dec 2017
Ford County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station 6Record dated Feb 2018
Ford County Fire Station and Emergency Medical Services Station AirportRecord dated Nov 2017
Ford County Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services Station 2Record dated Oct 2017

Take it to your board.

The board packet is a PDF built for Ford County Fire & EMS: 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 Ford 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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