Everson, Washington. Whatcom County.

Whatcom County Fire District #1

8,250pre-plans, about one per building
3life-risk sites
170estimated 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. 2 stations. 25 volunteer firefighters. 3 career 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.

8,250pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

3life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

170buildings 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.

512square miles of first dueEstimated

About 13,238 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

Homes5,117
Farm buildings1,393
Mobile homes929
Sheds, utility and other244
Businesses240
Apartments and lodging154
Industrial78
Government and assembly75
Schools20

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less4,191
300 to 5002,931
550 to 1,000958
1,050 to 2,000105
over 2,00065

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; 2% 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
Nooksack Valley Middle School	Public school	469 students	Jun 2025
Nooksack Elementary	Public school	412 students	Jun 2025
Everson Elementary	Public school	288 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.

Whatcom County Fire District 1 Station 82Record dated Feb 2023
Whatcom County Fire District 1 Station 81Record dated Feb 2023
Whatcom County Fire District 18 Fire Station 25Record dated Aug 2017
Whatcom County Fire District 19 Glacier Fire and RescueRecord dated Feb 2023
Whatcom County Fire District 18 Station 26Record dated Feb 2023

Take it to your board.

The board packet is a PDF built for Whatcom County Fire District #1: 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 $2,400, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $200 a monththe same total

*The first company in Whatcom 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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