FirePreplans

Palmer, Alaska. Matanuska Susitna County.

Palmer Fire & Rescue

  • 11,690pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 204estimated 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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Mostly volunteer department. 6 stations. 3 career firefighters.

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Palmer High School, public schoolPalmer Middle School, public schoolSherrod Elementary, public schoolSwanson Elementary, public schoolAcademy Charter School, public schoolValley Pathways, public schoolMaple Springs Of Palmer, nursing homeMat-Su Secondary School, public schoolPalmer Fire Department Station 31Palmer Fire and RescuePalmer Fire Department Station 34Palmer Fire Department Station 32Palmer Fire Department Station 33Palmer Fire Department Station 35Palmer HighPalmer MiddleSwanson Elem.STATION 31STATIONSTATION 34STATION 32STATION 33STATION 3510 miNPalmer High School, public schoolPalmer Middle School, public schoolSherrod Elementary, public schoolSwanson Elementary, public schoolAcademy Charter School, public schoolValley Pathways, public schoolMaple Springs Of Palmer, nursing homeMat-Su Secondary School, public schoolPalmer Fire Department Station 31Palmer Fire and RescuePalmer Fire Department Station 34Palmer Fire Department Station 32Palmer Fire Department Station 33Palmer Fire Department Station 35Palmer HighSherrod Elem.Valley PathwaysSTATION 31STATIONSTATION 34STATION 32STATION 33STATION 3520 miN
  • 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.

11,690pre-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 caresEstimated
204buildings 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.
445square miles of first dueEstimated

About 26,501 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

  • Homes9,856
  • Businesses476
  • Apartments and lodging422
  • Mobile homes278
  • Industrial208
  • Sheds, utility and other164
  • Farm buildings96
  • Government and assembly87
  • Schools78
  • Nursing homes and hospitals25
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,726
  • 300 to 5004,909
  • 550 to 1,0001,851
  • 1,050 to 2,000155
  • over 2,00049
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.

NameTypeSizeList as of
Maple Springs Of PalmerNursing home67 bedsSep 2026
Palmer High SchoolPublic school616 studentsJun 2025
Palmer Middle SchoolPublic school563 studentsJun 2025
Sherrod ElementaryPublic school383 studentsJun 2025
Swanson ElementaryPublic school348 studentsJun 2025
Academy Charter SchoolPublic school268 studentsJun 2025
Valley PathwaysPublic school143 studentsJun 2025
Mat-Su Secondary SchoolPublic school10 studentsJun 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.

  • Palmer Fire Department Station 31Record dated Jun 2018
  • Palmer Fire and RescueRecord dated May 2026
  • Palmer Fire Department Station 34Record dated Jan 2018
  • Palmer Fire Department Station 32Record dated Jan 2018
  • Palmer Fire Department Station 33Record dated Jan 2018
  • Palmer Fire Department Station 35Record dated Jan 2018