Valley City, North Dakota. Barnes County.

Valley City Fire Department

6,011pre-plans, about one per building
9life-risk sites
122estimated 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. 38 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 Dec 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

6,011pre-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 caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

122buildings 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.

429square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Dec 2025

About 14,561 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

Homes4,149
Sheds, utility and other1,862

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less3,302
300 to 5001,908
550 to 1,000679
1,050 to 2,00081
over 2,00041

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
Smp Health - St Raphael	Nursing home	170 beds	Sep 2026
CHI Mercy Hospital Valley City	Hospital	At setup	Jul 2025
THE LEGACY PLACE, LLC	Personal care home	43 licensed capacity	Apr 2026
HI Soaring Eagle Ranch	Personal care home	10 licensed capacity	Apr 2026
VALLEY CITY HIGH SCHOOL	Public school	317 students	Jun 2025
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public school	258 students	Jun 2025
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public school	209 students	Jun 2025
VALLEY CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Public school	159 students	Jun 2025
St Catherine Elementary School	Private school	54 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.

Valley City Fire StationRecord dated Jun 2017

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The board packet is a PDF built for Valley City 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 Barnes 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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