Bellingham, Washington. Whatcom County.

Whatcom County Fire District 8

4,025pre-plans, about one per building
4life-risk sites
130estimated 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. 3 stations.

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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.

4,025pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

4life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated

130buildings 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.

20square miles of first dueEstimated

About 8,809 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

Homes2,959
Mobile homes474
Industrial133
Apartments and lodging109
Schools103
Businesses82
Farm buildings70
Sheds, utility and other59
Government and assembly36

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less1,941
300 to 5001,543
550 to 1,000411
1,050 to 2,00084
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; 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
Lummi Nation Tribal School	Public school	297 students	Jun 2025
Lummi High School	Public school	142 students	Jun 2025
Meridian Impact Re-Engagement	Public school	21 students	Jun 2025
Blaine Re-Engagement	Public school	14 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 8 Station 33Record dated Feb 2023
Whatcom County Fire District 8 Station 34Record dated Jan 2023
Whatcom County Fire District 8 Station 31Record dated Feb 2023

Take it to your board.

The board packet is a PDF built for Whatcom County Fire District 8: 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 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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