Bunkie, Louisiana. Avoyelles County.

Bunkie Fire Department

2,847pre-plans, about one per building
8life-risk sites
83estimated 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. 2 stations. 15 volunteer firefighters. 8 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.

2,847pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

83buildings 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.

72square miles of first dueEstimated

About 4,395 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

Homes2,035
Sheds, utility and other429
Businesses218
Mobile homes69
Farm buildings43
Schools25
Apartments and lodging21
Nursing homes and hospitals4
Government and assembly3

EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less1,362
300 to 500931
550 to 1,000471
1,050 to 2,00066
over 2,00017

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
Bayou Vista Nursing And Rehab Center	Nursing home	92 beds	Sep 2026
Bunkie General Hospital	Hospital	At setup	Jul 2020
Bunkie Magnet High School	Public school	669 students	Jun 2025
Bunkie Elementary School	Public school	368 students	Jun 2025
Central Southwest Alternative High School	Public school	56 students	Jun 2025
St Anthony School	Private school	102 students	Jun 2024 Check
LITTLE SHINING STARS 2	Child care center	154 licensed capacity	Aug 2024 Check
ACDS BROOKS HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START	Child care center	84 licensed capacity	Aug 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.

Bunkie Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2020

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The board packet is a PDF built for Bunkie 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 $950, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $79.17 a monththe same total

*The first company in Avoyelles Parish 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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