Frederick, Maryland. Frederick County.

Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services

4,351pre-plans, about one per building
6life-risk sites
691estimated 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. 30 stations. 600 volunteer firefighters. 516 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.

4,351pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

691buildings 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.

11square miles of first dueEstimated

About 31,673 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

Homes3,815
Sheds, utility and other508
Schools11
Businesses7
Apartments and lodging5
Industrial2
Government and assembly2
Farm buildings1

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less642
300 to 5001,945
550 to 1,0001,073
1,050 to 2,000534
over 2,000157

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
Homewood Living Frederick	Nursing home	120 beds	Sep 2026
Monocacy Middle	Public school	710 students	Jun 2025
Monocacy Elementary	Public school	523 students	Jun 2025
Monocacy Valley Montessori	Public school	386 students	Jun 2025
Frederick County Career & Technology Center	Public school	At setup	Jun 2025
St John Regional Catholic School	Private school	567 students	Jun 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.

Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services Northgate Fire station 29Record dated Nov 2024

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The board packet is a PDF built for Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services: 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 Frederick 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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