Carthage, Mississippi. Leake County.

Carthage Fire Department

3,702pre-plans, about one per building
9life-risk sites
165estimated 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. 21 volunteer firefighters. 8 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.

3,702pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

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

165buildings 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.

86square miles of first dueEstimated

About 3,716 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

Sheds, utility and other1,974
Homes1,675
Schools36
Government and assembly8
Apartments and lodging4
Nursing homes and hospitals4
Industrial1

EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less1,976
300 to 5001,080
550 to 1,000481
1,050 to 2,00091
over 2,00074

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
Trend Health & Rehab Of Carthage Llc	Nursing home	83 beds	Sep 2026
Carthage Senior Care	Nursing home	60 beds	Sep 2026
Leake County Memorial Hospital	Hospital	At setup	Jan 2015
Leake Central Elementary School	Public school	850 students	Jun 2025
Leake Central High School	Public school	592 students	Jun 2025
Leake Central Junior High School	Public school	383 students	Jun 2025
Red Water Elementary School	Public school	117 students	Jun 2025
LEAKE CO CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER	Public school	At setup	Jun 2025
Carthage Christian Academy	Private school	49 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.

Carthage Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jan 2021

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The board packet is a PDF built for Carthage 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 Leake 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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