South Boston, Virginia. Halifax County.

South Boston Fire & EMS

6,373pre-plans, about one per building
10life-risk sites
173estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
190in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 25 volunteer firefighters. 10 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 Nov 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

6,373pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

10life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

173buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

190buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026

436hydrants mapped, covering about 71% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Oct 2021Check: list over 2 years old

42square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Nov 2025

About 10,034 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

Homes4,570
Businesses700
Sheds, utility and other437
Farm buildings238
Government and assembly228
Apartments and lodging134
Schools55
Nursing homes and hospitals8
Industrial3

EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less3,493
300 to 5002,254
550 to 1,000453
1,050 to 2,00090
over 2,00083

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
South Boston Health & Rehab Center	Nursing home	216 beds	Sep 2026
Berry Hill Nursing Home	Nursing home	120 beds	Sep 2026
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital	Hospital	At setup	Aug 2022
Halifax County High	Public school	1,282 students	Jun 2025
Halifax County Middle	Public school	847 students	Jun 2025
South Boston Elementary	Public school	683 students	Jun 2025
South Boston/Halifax Early Learning Center	Public school	116 students	Jun 2025
Ch Friend School	Private school	134 students	Jun 2024 Check
Centerville Christian School	Private school	19 students	Jun 2024 Check
Tots and Company Childcare	Child care center	140 licensed capacity	Jun 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.

South Boston Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jan 2025

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The board packet is a PDF built for South Boston Fire & EMS: 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 $250, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $20.83 a monththe same total

*The first company in Halifax 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 $38,296, your average yearly spending on your last 3 IRS filings. Our smallest price is $250.

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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