Perham, Minnesota. Otter Tail County.

Perham Fire & Rescue

6,615pre-plans, about one per building
10life-risk sites
255estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
0in 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 from your county's published response areas, as of Oct 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

6,615pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

10life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

255buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

0buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026

At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.

164square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 11,953 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

Homes5,324
Apartments and lodging515
Farm buildings271
Businesses237
Government and assembly95
Industrial62
Sheds, utility and other56
Schools25
Mobile homes20
Nursing homes and hospitals10

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,994
300 to 5002,298
550 to 1,0001,068
1,050 to 2,000165
over 2,00090

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
Perham Living	Nursing home	96 beds	Sep 2026
Perham Health Hospital	Hospital	At setup	Dec 2022
HADLEY HOUSE	Personal care home	32 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
PERHAM LIVING NORTHWINDS	Personal care home	12 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY	Public school	578 students	Jun 2025
PERHAM SENIOR HIGH	Public school	529 students	Jun 2025
PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE	Public school	526 students	Jun 2025
PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER	Public school	38 students	Jun 2025
St Henrys Area School	Private school	108 students	Jun 2024 Check
St Paul's Lutheran School	Private school	67 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.

Perham Fire and Rescue DepartmentRecord dated Dec 2022

Take it to your board.

The board packet is a PDF built for Perham Fire & Rescue: 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 Otter Tail 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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