FirePreplans

Barrow, Alaska. North Slope County.

North Slope Borough Fire Department

  • 2,381pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-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. 9 stations. 150 volunteer firefighters. 25 career firefighters.

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Fred Ipalook Elementary, public schoolEben Hopson Middle School, public schoolNuiqsut Trapper School, public schoolAlak School, public schoolNunamiut School, public schoolKali School, public schoolHarold Kaveolook School, public schoolKiita Learning Community, public schoolSamuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital, hospitalNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Nuiqsut StationNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Kali StationNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Anaktuvuk Pass StationNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Wainwright StationNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Kaktovik StationNorth Slope Borough Fire DepartmentNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Atqasuk StationFred Ipalook Elem.Eben Hopson MiddleNuiqsut TrapperAlak SchoolNunamiut SchoolKali SchoolHarold KaveolookKiita LearningSamuel SimmondsSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATION50 miNFred Ipalook Elementary, public schoolEben Hopson Middle School, public schoolNuiqsut Trapper School, public schoolAlak School, public schoolNunamiut School, public schoolKali School, public schoolHarold Kaveolook School, public schoolKiita Learning Community, public schoolSamuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital, hospitalNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Nuiqsut StationNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Kali StationNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Anaktuvuk Pass StationNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Wainwright StationNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Kaktovik StationNorth Slope Borough Fire DepartmentNorth Slope Borough Fire Department Atqasuk StationFred Ipalook Elem.Nuiqsut TrapperNunamiut SchoolKali SchoolSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATION50 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.

2,381pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
9life-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.
37,197square miles of first dueEstimated

About 6,917 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

  • Homes1,321
  • Apartments and lodging335
  • Sheds, utility and other203
  • Businesses177
  • Government and assembly161
  • Schools142
  • Nursing homes and hospitals24
  • Industrial18
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,315
  • 300 to 500828
  • 550 to 1,000150
  • 1,050 to 2,00057
  • over 2,00031
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
Samuel Simmonds Memorial HospitalHospitalAt setupDec 2020
Fred Ipalook ElementaryPublic school494 studentsJun 2025
Eben Hopson Middle SchoolPublic school214 studentsJun 2025
Nuiqsut Trapper SchoolPublic school143 studentsJun 2025
Alak SchoolPublic school138 studentsJun 2025
Nunamiut SchoolPublic school112 studentsJun 2025
Kali SchoolPublic school75 studentsJun 2025
Harold Kaveolook SchoolPublic school63 studentsJun 2025
Kiita Learning CommunityPublic school39 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.

  • North Slope Borough Fire Department Nuiqsut StationRecord dated May 2018
  • North Slope Borough Fire Department Kali StationRecord dated May 2018
  • North Slope Borough Fire Department Anaktuvuk Pass StationRecord dated May 2018
  • North Slope Borough Fire Department Wainwright StationRecord dated Mar 2018
  • North Slope Borough Fire Department Kaktovik StationRecord dated Apr 2018
  • North Slope Borough Fire DepartmentRecord dated Dec 2020
  • North Slope Borough Fire Department Atqasuk StationRecord dated May 2018