Carson City, Michigan. Montcalm County.

Carson City Fire Department

2,504pre-plans, about one per building
9life-risk sites
88estimated 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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All volunteer department. 1 station.

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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.

2,504pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

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

88buildings 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.

57square miles of first dueEstimated

About 5,417 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

Homes1,615
Farm buildings607
Businesses124
Government and assembly76
Apartments and lodging30
Sheds, utility and other23
Schools15
Industrial12
Nursing homes and hospitals2

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less1,271
300 to 500873
550 to 1,000272
1,050 to 2,00054
over 2,00034

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
The Laurels Of Carson City	Nursing home	82 beds	Sep 2026
University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Hospitals - Carsonl	Hospital	At setup	Jul 2025
Carson CityCrystal Upper ElementaryMiddle School	Public school	262 students	Jun 2025
Carson City Elementary School	Public school	216 students	Jun 2025
Carson CityCrystal High School	Public school	187 students	Jun 2025
Carson City Correctional Facility	Public school	At setup	Jun 2025
Carson CityCrystal Virtual Academy	Public school	At setup	Jun 2025
Fellowship Baptist Academy	Private school	129 students	Jun 2024 Check
Carson City Elementary School	Child care center	40 licensed capacity	Oct 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.

Carson City Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2020

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The board packet is a PDF built for Carson City 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 Montcalm 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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