Manhattan, Kansas. Riley County.

Riley County Fire District #1

9,951pre-plans, about one per building
6life-risk sites
206estimated 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. 16 stations. 165 volunteer firefighters. 2 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.

9,951pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

206buildings 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.

475square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2023Check: list over 2 years old

About 17,761 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

Homes7,880
Farm buildings708
Businesses405
Mobile homes357
Industrial282
Apartments and lodging96
Schools91
Government and assembly68
Sheds, utility and other57
Nursing homes and hospitals7

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less4,862
300 to 5003,369
550 to 1,0001,514
1,050 to 2,000177
over 2,00029

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
Leonardville Nursing Home	Nursing home	55 beds	Sep 2026
Riley County Grade School	Public school	514 students	Jun 2025
Riley County High School	Public school	232 students	Jun 2025
Ogden Elem	Public school	155 students	Jun 2025
Blue Valley High	Public school	76 students	Jun 2025
Randolph Middle	Public school	44 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.

Riley County Fire District 1 Station 115 Konza ValleyRecord dated Feb 2025
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 111 Blue River HillsRecord dated Feb 2025
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 102 AshlandRecord dated Jan 2025
Ogden Fire StationRecord dated Sep 2018
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 106 LeonardvilleRecord dated Jan 2025
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 101 ZeandaleRecord dated Jan 2025
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 109 RandolphRecord dated Feb 2025
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 107 MaydayRecord dated Feb 2025
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 108 Swede CreekRecord dated Jan 2025
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 110 University ParkRecord dated Feb 2025
Fort Riley Fire Department Station 1Record dated Aug 2018
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 116 Hunters IslandRecord dated Feb 2025
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 105Record dated Jan 2025
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 114 Peach GroveRecord dated Feb 2025
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 112 Tuttle CreekRecord dated Feb 2025
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 104 KeatsRecord dated Jan 2025
Riley County Fire District 1 Station 103 OgdenRecord dated Jan 2025

Take it to your board.

The board packet is a PDF built for Riley County Fire District #1: 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 $2,400, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $200 a monththe same total

*The first company in Riley 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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