Albany, New York. Albany County.

Westmere Fire Department

3,402pre-plans, about one per building
7life-risk sites
133estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
1in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 61 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 Dec 2024.

Your first due by the numbers.

3,402pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

133buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

1buildings 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.

6square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Dec 2024

About 10,937 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

Homes2,477
Apartments and lodging640
Businesses198
Government and assembly24
Schools23
Sheds, utility and other21
Mobile homes9
Industrial6
Farm buildings3
Nursing homes and hospitals1

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less1,423
300 to 5001,235
550 to 1,000611
1,050 to 2,00087
over 2,00046

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; 30% 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
FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	Public school	1,186 students	Jun 2025
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Public school	528 students	Jun 2025
The Young Men's Christian Association of the Capital District	Child care center	198 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Tendercare Child Center, Inc.	Child care center	101 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
TSL Adventures, LLC	Child care center	61 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Curious Minds Childcare LLC	Child care center	41 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Curious Minds Childcare LLC	Child care center	32 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.

Westmere Fire DistrictRecord dated Jul 2025

Take it to your board.

The board packet is a PDF built for Westmere 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 Albany 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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