Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Wilkes County.

Wilkesboro Fire Department

1,678pre-plans, about one per building
5life-risk sites
152estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
81in the flood zone

Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.

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All volunteer department. 2 stations.

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Your first due
Stations
Life-risk sites

Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Jul 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

1,678pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

5life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

152buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

81buildings 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.

7square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jul 2025

About 2,858 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

Homes947
Businesses310
Sheds, utility and other185
Apartments and lodging66
Government and assembly66
Industrial45
Schools35
Mobile homes17
Nursing homes and hospitals6
Farm buildings1

EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less495
300 to 500618
550 to 1,000413
1,050 to 2,00073
over 2,00079

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
Westwood Hills Nursing And Rehabilitation Center	Nursing home	176 beds	Sep 2026
Ridge Valley Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation	Nursing home	120 beds	Sep 2026
Wilkesboro Elementary School	Public school	405 students	Jun 2025
Wilkes Early College High School	Public school	265 students	Jun 2025
Harvest Time Christian Academy	Private school	99 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.

Wilkesboro Fire Department Station 2Record dated Jul 2015
Wilkesboro Fire Department Station 1Record dated Jul 2015

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The board packet is a PDF built for Wilkesboro 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 $650, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $54.17 a monththe same total

*The first company in Wilkes 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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