Polson, Montana. Lake County.

Polson Fire Department

2,620pre-plans, about one per building
9life-risk sites
62estimated 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. 23 volunteer firefighters. 2 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.

2,620pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

9life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

62buildings 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.

46square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 5,951 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

Homes1,960
Apartments and lodging189
Businesses181
Mobile homes129
Sheds, utility and other98
Schools29
Government and assembly21
Nursing homes and hospitals9
Industrial3
Farm buildings1

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less1,148
300 to 5001,025
550 to 1,000385
1,050 to 2,00039
over 2,00023

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
Polson Health & Rehabilitation Center	Nursing home	70 beds	Sep 2026
Providence - Saint Joseph Medical Center	Hospital	At setup	Apr 2023
Polson High School	Public school	517 students	Jun 2025
Polson Middle School	Public school	477 students	Jun 2025
Linderman School	Public school	355 students	Jun 2025
Cherry Valley School	Public school	243 students	Jun 2025
Serendipity Playhouse	Child care center	At setup	Dec 2024
Fun & Fancy Free Learning Center	Child care center	At setup	Dec 2024
Pablo 5th Ave. ECS Center	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.

Polson Fire DepartmentRecord dated Apr 2023

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The board packet is a PDF built for Polson 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 Lake 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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