Crofton, Nebraska. Knox County.

Crofton Volunteer Fire Department

4,395pre-plans, about one per building
3life-risk sites
71estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
73in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 24 volunteer 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.

4,395pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

3life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

71buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

73buildings 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.

203square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 8,551 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

Homes3,622
Sheds, utility and other561
Farm buildings129
Businesses62
Mobile homes8
Apartments and lodging5
Industrial4
Schools4

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,339
300 to 5001,341
550 to 1,000644
1,050 to 2,00058
over 2,00013

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
CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public school	193 students	Jun 2025
CROFTON HIGH SCHOOL	Public school	171 students	Jun 2025
St Rose Of Lima Elementary School	Private school	78 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.

Crofton Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2018

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The board packet is a PDF built for Crofton 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 $950, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $79.17 a monththe same total

*The first company in Knox 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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