Minden, Nebraska. Kearney County.

Minden Fire Department

4,868pre-plans, about one per building
9life-risk sites
138estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
93in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 34 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.

4,868pre-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

138buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

93buildings 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.

299square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 10,467 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

Homes3,629
Sheds, utility and other1,034
Farm buildings87
Businesses39
Schools31
Mobile homes30
Industrial11
Apartments and lodging5
Government and assembly2

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,491
300 to 5001,549
550 to 1,000690
1,050 to 2,000103
over 2,00035

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
Bethany Home, Inc	Nursing home	64 beds	Sep 2026
Kearney County Hospital	Hospital	At setup	Aug 2024
BETHANY HOME, INC	Personal care home	75 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public school	283 students	Jun 2025
MINDEN HIGH SCHOOL	Public school	272 students	Jun 2025
MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public school	239 students	Jun 2025
CHILDREN FIRST CHILDCARE, LLC (DUAL LICENSE)	Child care center	56 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
ST PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH AFTER SCHOOL CLUB	Child care center	30 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
FIRST CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL ACADEMY	Child care center	12 licensed capacity	Oct 2026

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.

Minden Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2018

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The board packet is a PDF built for Minden 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 Kearney 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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