FirePreplans

Chowchilla, California. Madera County.

Chowchilla Fire Department

  • 4,926pre-plans, about one per building
  • 15life-risk sites
  • 204estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 67in the flood zone

Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 25 volunteer firefighters. 2 career firefighters.

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Chowchilla Union High, public schoolMerle L. Fuller Elementary, public schoolRonald Reagan Elementary, public schoolWilson Middle, public schoolStephens Elementary, public schoolGateway High (Continuation), public schoolPalms Care Center, nursing homeCORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH PRESCHOOL, child care centerSMALL WONDERS, child care centerGOLDEN YEARS RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME THE, personal care homeCHOWCHILLA HEAD START, child care centerChowchilla Memorial Healthcare District, nursing homeREAGAN PRE-K & FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM, child care centerWILSON PRE-K AND FAMILY LITERACY, child care centerChowchilla Memorial Healthcare District Hospital, hospitalMadera County Fire Department Station 2 ChowchillaChowchilla Volunteer Fire DepartmentChowchilla UnionMerle L. FullerRonald Reagan Elem.Gateway HighCornerstoneGolden YearsReagan Pre-K &STATION 2STATION1 miNChowchilla Union High, public schoolMerle L. Fuller Elementary, public schoolRonald Reagan Elementary, public schoolWilson Middle, public schoolStephens Elementary, public schoolGateway High (Continuation), public schoolPalms Care Center, nursing homeCORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH PRESCHOOL, child care centerSMALL WONDERS, child care centerGOLDEN YEARS RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME THE, personal care homeCHOWCHILLA HEAD START, child care centerChowchilla Memorial Healthcare District, nursing homeREAGAN PRE-K & FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM, child care centerWILSON PRE-K AND FAMILY LITERACY, child care centerChowchilla Memorial Healthcare District Hospital, hospitalMadera County Fire Department Station 2 ChowchillaChowchilla Volunteer Fire DepartmentChowchilla UnionMerle L. FullerRonald Reagan Elem.Wilson MiddleReagan Pre-K &STATION 2STATION2 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of May 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

4,926pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
15life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
204buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
67buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
8square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of May 2026

About 21,418 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

  • Homes3,987
  • Apartments and lodging400
  • Businesses170
  • Sheds, utility and other138
  • Schools69
  • Nursing homes and hospitals53
  • Industrial52
  • Government and assembly30
  • Mobile homes25
  • Farm buildings2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,319
  • 300 to 5002,119
  • 550 to 1,0001,284
  • 1,050 to 2,000116
  • over 2,00088
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
Palms Care CenterNursing home65 bedsSep 2026
Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare DistrictNursing home29 bedsSep 2026
Chowchilla Memorial Healthcare District HospitalHospitalAt setupJul 2023
GOLDEN YEARS RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME THEPersonal care home41 licensed capacityOct 2026
Chowchilla Union HighPublic school1,017 studentsJun 2025
Merle L. Fuller ElementaryPublic school508 studentsJun 2025
Ronald Reagan ElementaryPublic school490 studentsJun 2025
Wilson MiddlePublic school470 studentsJun 2025
Stephens ElementaryPublic school217 studentsJun 2025
Gateway High (Continuation)Public school74 studentsJun 2025
CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH PRESCHOOLChild care center60 licensed capacityOct 2026
SMALL WONDERSChild care center53 licensed capacityOct 2026
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CHOWCHILLA HEAD STARTChild care center40 licensed capacityOct 2026
REAGAN PRE-K & FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMChild care center24 licensed capacityOct 2026
WILSON PRE-K AND FAMILY LITERACYChild care center16 licensed capacityOct 2026

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.

  • Madera County Fire Department Station 2 ChowchillaRecord dated Jul 2023
  • Chowchilla Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jul 2023