Marksville, Louisiana. Avoyelles County.

Marksville Fire Department

5,984pre-plans, about one per building
7life-risk sites
108estimated 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. 1 station. 7 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.

5,984pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

108buildings 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.

65square miles of first dueEstimated

About 7,959 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

Homes3,797
Sheds, utility and other1,129
Businesses534
Mobile homes337
Apartments and lodging77
Farm buildings63
Schools34
Nursing homes and hospitals7
Government and assembly6

EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less3,269
300 to 5001,853
550 to 1,000754
1,050 to 2,00083
over 2,00025

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
Valley View Health Care Facility	Nursing home	100 beds	Sep 2026
Colonial Nursing And Rehabilitation Center	Nursing home	64 beds	Sep 2026
Avoyelles Hospital	Hospital	At setup	Jul 2020
Marksville High School	Public school	640 students	Jun 2025
Marksville Elementary School	Public school	625 students	Jun 2025
REACHING NEW HEIGHTS LEARNING ACADEMY	Child care center	127 licensed capacity	Aug 2024 Check
ACDS INC CINDERELLA HEAD START	Child care center	40 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.

Marksville Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2020

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The board packet is a PDF built for Marksville 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 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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