Summersville, West Virginia. Nicholas County.

Summersville Fire Department

6,408pre-plans, about one per building
8life-risk sites
122estimated 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. 23 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.

6,408pre-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

122buildings 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.

121square miles of first dueEstimated

About 11,208 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

Homes4,762
Mobile homes654
Businesses360
Farm buildings185
Government and assembly171
Industrial93
Sheds, utility and other92
Apartments and lodging57
Schools30
Nursing homes and hospitals4

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

250 or less3,290
300 to 5002,188
550 to 1,000808
1,050 to 2,00083
over 2,00039

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
Summersville Healthcare Center	Nursing home	90 beds	Sep 2026
Summersville Regional Medical Center	Hospital	At setup	Jul 2023
Nicholas County High School	Public school	708 students	Jun 2025
Summersville Middle School	Public school	509 students	Jun 2025
Summersville Elementary School	Public school	331 students	Jun 2025
Glade Creek Elementary School	Public school	124 students	Jun 2025
New Life Christian Academy	Private school	139 students	Jun 2024 Check
Summersville Sda School	Private school	14 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.

Summersville Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jul 2025

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The board packet is a PDF built for Summersville 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 $2,650, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $220.83 a monththe same total

*The first company in Nicholas 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 $534,078, 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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