Lancaster, Wisconsin. Grant County.

Lancaster Fire Department

5,035pre-plans, about one per building
11life-risk sites
208estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
28in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 45 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 Oct 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

5,035pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

11life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

208buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

28buildings 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.

111square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 9,674 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

Homes4,057
Sheds, utility and other513
Businesses314
Government and assembly78
Industrial40
Schools17
Apartments and lodging9
Nursing homes and hospitals7

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,148
300 to 5001,798
550 to 1,000881
1,050 to 2,000175
over 2,00033

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
Orchard Manor	Nursing home	74 beds	Sep 2026
Lancaster Health Services	Nursing home	50 beds	Sep 2026
Grant Regional Health Center	Hospital	At setup	Jul 2023
Winskill Elementary	Public school	435 students	Jun 2025
Lancaster High	Public school	325 students	Jun 2025
Lancaster Middle	Public school	231 students	Jun 2025
St Clement School	Private school	98 students	Jun 2024 Check
SNUG AS A BUG CHILD CARE CENTER I I LLC	Child care center	150 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
MAPLE STREET KIDS DAYCARE	Child care center	64 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
LANCASTER PRESCHOOL	Child care center	22 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
SWCAP LANCASTER HEAD START	Child care center	18 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.

Lancaster Fire DepartmentRecord dated Apr 2020

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The board packet is a PDF built for Lancaster 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 $1,550, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $129.17 a monththe same total

*The first company in Grant 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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