Big Bend, Wisconsin. Waukesha County.

Vernon Volunteer Fire Department

6,033pre-plans, about one per building
7life-risk sites
82estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
8in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 3 stations. 3 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 Oct 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

6,033pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

82buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated

8buildings 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.

38square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 10,810 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

Homes5,389
Farm buildings308
Businesses240
Government and assembly59
Schools17
Industrial14
Sheds, utility and other5
Apartments and lodging1

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less2,007
300 to 5002,829
550 to 1,0001,115
1,050 to 2,00063
over 2,00019

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; 7% 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
Big Bend Elementary	Public school	455 students	Jun 2025
Norris Academy Virtual School	Public school	21 students	Jun 2025
Norris Academy	Public school	10 students	Jun 2025
Christ Lutheran School	Private school	100 students	Jun 2024 Check
St Joseph Elementary School	Private school	77 students	Jun 2024 Check
VERNON PRESBYTERIAN CHILD DEV CTR	Child care center	140 licensed capacity	Oct 2026
MUKWONAGO Y BEFORE AND AFTER - BIG BEND	Child care center	35 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.

Big Bend - Vernon Fire Department Station 3Record dated Feb 2021
Big Bend Fire DepartmentRecord dated Mar 2021
Big Bend - Vernon Fire Department Station 2Record dated Jan 2021

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The board packet is a PDF built for Vernon Volunteer 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 Waukesha 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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