Berwick, Pennsylvania. Columbia County.

East Berwick Hose Company #2

4,522pre-plans, about one per building
9life-risk sites
61estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
347in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 20 volunteer firefighters.

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Your first due
Stations
Life-risk sites

Your first due, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

4,522pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

9life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

61buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

347buildings 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.

9square miles of first dueEstimated

About 8,639 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

Homes3,870
Businesses229
Mobile homes182
Apartments and lodging124
Sheds, utility and other71
Schools18
Industrial13
Government and assembly8
Farm buildings5
Nursing homes and hospitals2

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,417
300 to 5001,740
550 to 1,000304
1,050 to 2,00035
over 2,00026

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
Glen Brook Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center	Nursing home	240 beds	Sep 2026
Berwick Hospital Center	Hospital	At setup	Jan 2023
Celebration Villa Of Berwick	Personal care home	76 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Berwick Area MS	Public school	837 students	Jun 2025
Berwick Area HS	Public school	692 students	Jun 2025
East Berwick El Sch	Public school	539 students	Jun 2025
Cross Point Preschool Daycare	Child care center	141 licensed capacity	Sep 2026
Y Care Ii	Child care center	57 licensed capacity	Sep 2026
Bloom And Grow Elc Llc	Child care center	35 licensed capacity	Sep 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.

East Berwick Hose Company 2 Station 174Record dated Sep 2017
West Berwick Hose Company Station 130Record dated Sep 2017

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The board packet is a PDF built for East Berwick Hose Company #2: 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 Columbia 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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