Lost Springs, Kansas. Marion County.

Marion County Fire District # 6

2,854pre-plans, about one per building
5life-risk sites
60estimated 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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All volunteer department. 1 station. 15 volunteer 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.

2,854pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

5life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

60buildings 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.

237square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2023Check: list over 2 years old

About 4,877 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

Homes2,204
Farm buildings306
Mobile homes143
Businesses65
Sheds, utility and other62
Industrial30
Government and assembly18
Schools17
Apartments and lodging6
Nursing homes and hospitals3

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less1,777
300 to 500740
550 to 1,000277
1,050 to 2,00049
over 2,00011

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
Peabody Health And Rehab	Nursing home	45 beds	Sep 2026
Access Mental Health	Nursing home	45 beds	Sep 2026
Centre	Public school	183 students	Jun 2025
Peabody-Burns Elementary	Public school	104 students	Jun 2025
Peabody-Burns Jr/Sr High School	Public school	102 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.

Marion County Fire District 6 Lost Springs Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2021
Marion County Fire District 1 Durham Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2021
Marion County Fire District 4Record dated Aug 2019

Take it to your board.

The board packet is a PDF built for Marion County Fire District # 6: 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 Marion 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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