Virginia City, Nevada. Storey County.

Storey County Fire Department

3,523pre-plans, about one per building
4life-risk sites
160estimated 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. 4 stations. 38 volunteer firefighters. 24 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 Jul 2024.

Your first due by the numbers.

3,523pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

4life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

160buildings 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.

32hydrants mapped, covering about 15% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Oct 2026

260square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jul 2024Check: list over 2 years old

About 5,013 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

Homes1,746
Mobile homes818
Industrial383
Sheds, utility and other209
Businesses118
Apartments and lodging110
Government and assembly101
Farm buildings30
Schools8

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less1,996
300 to 500981
550 to 1,000386
1,050 to 2,00061
over 2,00099

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; 5% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
Virginia City High School	Public school	131 students	Jun 2025
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School	Public school	118 students	Jun 2025
Virginia City Middle School	Public school	106 students	Jun 2025
Hillside Elementary School	Public school	37 students	Jun 2025

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.

Storey County Fire Department Station 1 - Virginia CityRecord dated Jul 2017
Storey County Fire Department Station 3 Mark TwainRecord dated Aug 2016
Storey County Fire Department Station 2 - Virginia HighlandsRecord dated Aug 2023
Storey County Fire Department Station 4 - LockwoodRecord dated Aug 2023
Storey County Fire Department Station 5 Tahoe - Reno Industrial ComplexRecord dated Jul 2019

Take it to your board.

The board packet is a PDF built for Storey County 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 Storey 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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