Petersburg, West Virginia. Grant County.

Petersburg Volunteer Fire Company

6,754pre-plans, about one per building
8life-risk sites
202estimated 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, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

6,754pre-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 caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

202buildings 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.

172square miles of first dueEstimated

About 11,374 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

Homes4,800
Mobile homes702
Farm buildings569
Businesses246
Sheds, utility and other168
Government and assembly81
Apartments and lodging74
Industrial62
Schools45
Nursing homes and hospitals7

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less3,651
300 to 5002,095
550 to 1,000806
1,050 to 2,000164
over 2,00038

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
Grant Rehabilitation And Care Center	Nursing home	110 beds	Sep 2026
Grant Memorial Hospital	Hospital	At setup	Jul 2022
Petersburg Elementary School	Public school	644 students	Jun 2025
Petersburg High School	Public school	582 students	Jun 2025
South Branch Vocational School	Public school	At setup	Jun 2025
Believers Mennonite Fellowship Christian School	Private school	8 students	Jun 2024 Check
Bmf Christian	Private school	8 students	Jun 2024 Check
North Fork Christian School	Private school	8 students	Jun 2024 Check

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.

Petersburg Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2022

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The board packet is a PDF built for Petersburg Volunteer Fire Company: 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 $312,986, your average yearly spending on your last 3 IRS filings.

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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