Lewistown, Montana. Fergus County.

Lewistown Rural Fire Department

5,834pre-plans, about one per building
10life-risk sites
173estimated 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. 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.

5,834pre-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 caresEstimated

173buildings 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.

124square miles of first dueEstimated

About 14,189 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

Homes3,685
Apartments and lodging919
Mobile homes546
Businesses310
Farm buildings205
Sheds, utility and other118
Industrial17
Nursing homes and hospitals15
Schools14
Government and assembly5

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,980
300 to 5001,934
550 to 1,000747
1,050 to 2,000126
over 2,00047

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
Montana Mental Health Nursing Home	Nursing home	117 beds	Sep 2026
Valle Vista Rehabilitation And Nursing Llc	Nursing home	101 beds	Sep 2026
Central Montana Medical Center	Hospital	At setup	Apr 2023
Fergus High School	Public school	347 students	Jun 2025
Lewis & Clark School	Public school	276 students	Jun 2025
Lewistown 7-8	Public school	198 students	Jun 2025
Garfield School	Public school	182 students	Jun 2025
Highland Park School	Public school	159 students	Jun 2025
Small Wonder Child Care Inc.-Infant and	Child care center	At setup	Dec 2024
Small Wonder Child Care	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.

Lewistown Fire RescueRecord dated Apr 2023

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The board packet is a PDF built for Lewistown Rural 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 Fergus 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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