FirePreplans

Wasilla, Alaska. Matanuska Susitna County.

West Lakes Fire Department

  • 11,453pre-plans, about one per building
  • 4life-risk sites
  • 121estimated 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. 5 stations. 5 career firefighters.

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Big Lake Elementary, public schoolMeadow Lakes Elementary, public schoolAmerican Charter Academy, public schoolMidnight Sun Family Learning Center, public schoolWest Lakes Fire Department Station 81West Lakes Fire Department Station 73West Lakes Fire Department Station 71West Lakes Fire Department Station 72West Lakes Fire Department Station 82Big Lake Elem.Meadow Lakes Elem.American CharterSTATION 81STATION 73STATION 71STATION 72STATION 8210 miNBig Lake Elementary, public schoolMeadow Lakes Elementary, public schoolAmerican Charter Academy, public schoolMidnight Sun Family Learning Center, public schoolWest Lakes Fire Department Station 81West Lakes Fire Department Station 73West Lakes Fire Department Station 71West Lakes Fire Department Station 72West Lakes Fire Department Station 82Big Lake Elem.Meadow Lakes Elem.STATION 81STATION 73STATION 71STATION 72STATION 8210 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.

11,453pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
4life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
121buildings 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.
305square miles of first dueEstimated

About 20,702 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

  • Homes9,770
  • Apartments and lodging441
  • Businesses422
  • Mobile homes385
  • Industrial189
  • Sheds, utility and other124
  • Government and assembly48
  • Nursing homes and hospitals32
  • Farm buildings30
  • Schools12
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less5,744
  • 300 to 5004,048
  • 550 to 1,0001,540
  • 1,050 to 2,00097
  • over 2,00024
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
Big Lake ElementaryPublic school362 studentsJun 2025
Meadow Lakes ElementaryPublic school308 studentsJun 2025
American Charter AcademyPublic school193 studentsJun 2025
Midnight Sun Family Learning CenterPublic school189 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.

  • West Lakes Fire Department Station 81Record dated Dec 2020
  • West Lakes Fire Department Station 73Record dated Dec 2020
  • West Lakes Fire Department Station 71Record dated Dec 2020
  • West Lakes Fire Department Station 72Record dated Dec 2020
  • West Lakes Fire Department Station 82Record dated Jun 2018