FirePreplans

Homer, Alaska. Kenai Peninsula County.

Homer Volunteer Fire Department

  • 6,343pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 88estimated 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. 3 stations. 35 volunteer firefighters. 5 career firefighters.

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Homer High School, public schoolWest Homer Elementary, public schoolHomer Middle School, public schoolPaul Banks Elementary, public schoolFireweed Academy, public schoolHomer Flex School, public schoolSouth Peninsula Hospital Ltc, nursing homeSouth Peninsula Hospital, hospitalHomer Volunteer Fire DepartmentHomer HighWest Homer Elem.Homer MiddlePaul Banks Elem.Fireweed AcademySTATION10 miNHomer High School, public schoolWest Homer Elementary, public schoolHomer Middle School, public schoolPaul Banks Elementary, public schoolFireweed Academy, public schoolHomer Flex School, public schoolSouth Peninsula Hospital Ltc, nursing homeSouth Peninsula Hospital, hospitalHomer Volunteer Fire DepartmentHomer HighWest Homer Elem.Homer MiddlePaul Banks Elem.STATION10 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.

6,343pre-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
88buildings 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.
354square miles of first dueEstimated

About 14,082 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

  • Homes4,669
  • Apartments and lodging664
  • Businesses624
  • Mobile homes173
  • Sheds, utility and other103
  • Government and assembly48
  • Schools26
  • Industrial17
  • Nursing homes and hospitals14
  • Farm buildings5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,435
  • 300 to 5002,204
  • 550 to 1,000616
  • 1,050 to 2,00062
  • over 2,00026
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
South Peninsula Hospital LtcNursing home28 bedsSep 2026
South Peninsula HospitalHospitalAt setupFeb 2018
Homer High SchoolPublic school357 studentsJun 2025
West Homer ElementaryPublic school211 studentsJun 2025
Homer Middle SchoolPublic school205 studentsJun 2025
Paul Banks ElementaryPublic school189 studentsJun 2025
Fireweed AcademyPublic school104 studentsJun 2025
Homer Flex SchoolPublic school36 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.

  • Homer Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jan 2018