Chewelah, Washington. Stevens County.

Chewelah Fire Department

1,704pre-plans, about one per building
8life-risk sites
48estimated 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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All volunteer department. 1 station. 35 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 Jul 2024.

Your first due by the numbers.

1,704pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

48buildings 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.

At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.

3square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jul 2024Check: list over 2 years old

About 4,047 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

Homes1,242
Apartments and lodging290
Businesses57
Mobile homes40
Sheds, utility and other26
Schools22
Industrial16
Government and assembly7
Nursing homes and hospitals4

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less777
300 to 500621
550 to 1,000258
1,050 to 2,00032
over 2,00016

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
Providence Saint Joseph's Hospital	Hospital	At setup	Mar 2023
Sycamore Glen at Quail Hollow	Personal care home	30 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Allegiance Supported Living	Personal care home	21 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
Gess Elementary	Public school	324 students	Jun 2025
Jenkins Junior/Senior High	Public school	322 students	Jun 2025
Quartzite Learning	Public school	113 students	Jun 2025
Chewelah Open Doors Reengagement Program	Public school	40 students	Jun 2025
RURAL RESOURCES COMMUNITY ACTION	Child care center	20 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.

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The board packet is a PDF built for Chewelah 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 $550, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $45.83 a monththe same total

*The first company in Stevens 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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