Dover, Massachusetts. Norfolk County.

Dover Fire Department

2,666pre-plans, about one per building
9life-risk sites
79estimated 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. 1 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 May 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

2,666pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

9life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

79buildings 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.

16square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of May 2026

About 6,539 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

Homes2,456
Apartments and lodging70
Government and assembly56
Schools42
Businesses32
Industrial6
Farm buildings3
Sheds, utility and other1

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less763
300 to 5001,084
550 to 1,000740
1,050 to 2,00067
over 2,00012

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
Dover-Sherborn Regional High	Public school	610 students	Jun 2025
Chickering	Public school	492 students	Jun 2025
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School	Public school	471 students	Jun 2025
Charles River	Private school	180 students	Jun 2024 Check
Charles River School	Private school	180 students	Jun 2024 Check
The Center for the Development of Children	Child care center	50 licensed capacity	Sep 2026
Precious Beginnings Preschool	Child care center	47 licensed capacity	Sep 2026
Noanet Nursery School Inc.	Child care center	35 licensed capacity	Sep 2026
Grace School	Child care center	20 licensed capacity	Sep 2026

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.

Dover Fire DepartmentRecord dated Mar 2021

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The board packet is a PDF built for Dover 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 Norfolk 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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