FirePreplans

Fort Bragg, California. Mendocino County.

Fort Bragg Fire Department

  • 9,879pre-plans, about one per building
  • 15life-risk sites
  • 135estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 93in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 41 volunteer firefighters. 3 career firefighters.

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Fort Bragg High, public schoolFort Bragg Middle, public schoolRedwood Elementary, public schoolDana Gray Elementary, public schoolThree Rivers Charter, public schoolSherwood Oaks Post Acute Care, Llc, nursing homeREDWOOD STATE PRESCHOOL, child care centerGLASS BEACH - PRESCHOOL, child care centerPOLLIWOG PLAYSCHOOL, child care centerNoyo High (Continuation), public schoolCHILDREN's GARDEN, child care centerGLASS BEACH - INFANT CARE CENTER, child care centerLighthouse Community Day, public schoolShelter Cove, public schoolMendocino Coast District Hospital, hospitalFort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department Station 830California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Fort BraggFort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department Station 20Fort Bragg Little Valley Fire CompanyFort Bragg HighFort Bragg MiddleRedwood Elem.Three Rivers CharterGlass Beach -CHILDREN's GARDENMendocino CoastSTATION 830STATIONSTATION 20STATION5 miNFort Bragg High, public schoolFort Bragg Middle, public schoolRedwood Elementary, public schoolDana Gray Elementary, public schoolThree Rivers Charter, public schoolSherwood Oaks Post Acute Care, Llc, nursing homeREDWOOD STATE PRESCHOOL, child care centerGLASS BEACH - PRESCHOOL, child care centerPOLLIWOG PLAYSCHOOL, child care centerNoyo High (Continuation), public schoolCHILDREN's GARDEN, child care centerGLASS BEACH - INFANT CARE CENTER, child care centerLighthouse Community Day, public schoolShelter Cove, public schoolMendocino Coast District Hospital, hospitalFort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department Station 830California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Fort BraggFort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department Station 20Fort Bragg Little Valley Fire CompanyFort Bragg HighRedwood Elem.Three Rivers CharterSTATION 830STATIONSTATION 20STATION5 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.

9,879pre-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
135buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
93buildings 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.
146square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of May 2026

About 17,313 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

  • Homes6,938
  • Apartments and lodging894
  • Mobile homes778
  • Schools556
  • Businesses369
  • Sheds, utility and other139
  • Industrial98
  • Farm buildings68
  • Government and assembly37
  • Nursing homes and hospitals2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less5,390
  • 300 to 5003,386
  • 550 to 1,000968
  • 1,050 to 2,00098
  • over 2,00037
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
Sherwood Oaks Post Acute Care, LlcNursing home79 bedsSep 2026
Mendocino Coast District HospitalHospitalAt setupFeb 2018
Fort Bragg HighPublic school569 studentsJun 2025
Fort Bragg MiddlePublic school376 studentsJun 2025
Redwood ElementaryPublic school343 studentsJun 2025
Dana Gray ElementaryPublic school342 studentsJun 2025
Three Rivers CharterPublic school81 studentsJun 2025
Noyo High (Continuation)Public school27 studentsJun 2025
Lighthouse Community DayPublic school7 studentsJun 2025
Shelter CovePublic school5 studentsJun 2025
REDWOOD STATE PRESCHOOLChild care center35 licensed capacityOct 2026
GLASS BEACH - PRESCHOOLChild care center35 licensed capacityOct 2026
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POLLIWOG PLAYSCHOOLChild care center30 licensed capacityOct 2026
CHILDREN's GARDENChild care center20 licensed capacityOct 2026
GLASS BEACH - INFANT CARE CENTERChild care center8 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.

  • Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department Station 830Record dated May 2022
  • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Fort BraggRecord dated Jan 2015
  • Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department Station 20Record dated Apr 2026
  • Fort Bragg Little Valley Fire CompanyRecord dated Apr 2026