East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Polk County.

City of East Grand Forks

6,172pre-plans, about one per building
8life-risk sites
249estimated 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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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 10 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 Oct 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

6,172pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

249buildings 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.

192square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 12,675 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

Homes5,105
Businesses302
Industrial235
Farm buildings232
Mobile homes92
Apartments and lodging84
Sheds, utility and other60
Government and assembly36
Schools23
Nursing homes and hospitals3

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,887
300 to 5002,145
550 to 1,000891
1,050 to 2,000179
over 2,00070

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
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY HERITAG	Personal care home	109 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
EDGEWOOD EGF SENIOR LIVING	Personal care home	38 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
EAST GRAND FORKS SENIOR HIGH	Public school	608 students	Jun 2025
NEW HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY	Public school	499 students	Jun 2025
CENTRAL MIDDLE	Public school	463 students	Jun 2025
SOUTH POINT ELEMENTARY	Public school	435 students	Jun 2025
Sacred Heart School	Private school	473 students	Jun 2024 Check
Riverside Christian School	Private school	209 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.

East Grand Forks Fire Department Station 2Record dated May 2023
East Grand Forks Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2021

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The board packet is a PDF built for City of East Grand Forks: 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 Polk 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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