Laurel, Montana. Yellowstone County.

Laurel Volunteer Fire Department

9,568pre-plans, about one per building
10life-risk sites
226estimated 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 from your county's published response areas, as of Aug 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

9,568pre-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

226buildings 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.

122square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Aug 2026

About 19,282 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

Homes6,821
Mobile homes929
Apartments and lodging824
Farm buildings329
Businesses273
Sheds, utility and other247
Schools95
Industrial25
Government and assembly20
Nursing homes and hospitals5

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less4,642
300 to 5003,145
550 to 1,0001,555
1,050 to 2,000184
over 2,00042

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
Laurel Health & Rehabilitation Center	Nursing home	79 beds	Sep 2026
Laurel High School	Public school	578 students	Jun 2025
Laurel Middle School	Public school	506 students	Jun 2025
West School	Public school	248 students	Jun 2025
Fred W Graff School	Public school	245 students	Jun 2025
South School	Public school	158 students	Jun 2025
New Life School Of Light	Private school	23 students	Jun 2024 Check
Storybook Hollow Inc.	Private school	1 students	Jun 2024 Check
The Sunshine Academy/Sara Schreiner	Child care center	At setup	Dec 2024
Story Book Hollow Inc.	Child care center	At setup	Dec 2024

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.

Laurel Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2019

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The board packet is a PDF built for Laurel Volunteer 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 $1,550, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $129.17 a monththe same total

*The first company in Yellowstone 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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