FirePreplans

Los Banos, California. Merced County.

Los Banos Fire Department

  • 9,976pre-plans, about one per building
  • 26life-risk sites
  • 906estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 322in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 20 volunteer firefighters. 18 career firefighters.

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Pacheco High, public schoolLos Banos Junior High, public schoolGrasslands Elementary, public schoolCreekside Junior High, public schoolR. M. Miano Elementary, public schoolHenry Miller Elementary, public schoolLorena Falasco Elementary, public schoolVolta Elementary, public schoolCrossroads Alternative Education Center, public schoolOur Lady Of Fatima School, private schoolTransitional Kindergarten Center, public schoolValley Los Banos Community, public schoolMCCAA-LOS BANOS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, child care centerSan Luis High (Continuation), public schoolLos Banos Post Acute, nursing homeWESTSIDE HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START, child care centerEEC PRESCHOOL, child care centerOUR LADY OF FATIMA PRE-K, child care centerLOS BANOS CAMPUS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, child care centerHENRY MILLER PRESCHOOL, child care centerR.M. MIANO PRESCHOOL, child care centerPENNINGTON's LITTLE FRIENDS, child care centerCCCDS-RAFAEL L. SILVA MIGRANT CHILD DEV, child care centerSAN LUIS EARLY HEAD START, child care centerSutter Health Memorial Hospital Los Banos, hospitalLos Banos Special Education Preschool, public schoolLos Banos Fire Department Station 1California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Los Banos StationLos Banos Fire Department Station 2Pacheco HighLos Banos JuniorCreekside JuniorLorena Falasco Elem.Volta Elem.Our LadyCccds-Rafael L.STATION 1STATIONSTATION 25 miNPacheco High, public schoolLos Banos Junior High, public schoolGrasslands Elementary, public schoolCreekside Junior High, public schoolR. M. Miano Elementary, public schoolHenry Miller Elementary, public schoolLorena Falasco Elementary, public schoolVolta Elementary, public schoolCrossroads Alternative Education Center, public schoolOur Lady Of Fatima School, private schoolTransitional Kindergarten Center, public schoolValley Los Banos Community, public schoolMCCAA-LOS BANOS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, child care centerSan Luis High (Continuation), public schoolLos Banos Post Acute, nursing homeWESTSIDE HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START, child care centerEEC PRESCHOOL, child care centerOUR LADY OF FATIMA PRE-K, child care centerLOS BANOS CAMPUS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, child care centerHENRY MILLER PRESCHOOL, child care centerR.M. MIANO PRESCHOOL, child care centerPENNINGTON's LITTLE FRIENDS, child care centerCCCDS-RAFAEL L. SILVA MIGRANT CHILD DEV, child care centerSAN LUIS EARLY HEAD START, child care centerSutter Health Memorial Hospital Los Banos, hospitalLos Banos Special Education Preschool, public schoolLos Banos Fire Department Station 1California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Los Banos StationLos Banos Fire Department Station 2Pacheco HighLos Banos JuniorVolta Elem.CrossroadsPENNINGTON's LITTLESTATION 1STATIONSTATION 210 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas.

Your first due by the numbers.

9,976pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
26life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
906buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
322buildings 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.
409square miles of first duePublished by your countyCheck: list over 2 years old

About 30,439 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

  • Homes7,872
  • Farm buildings825
  • Businesses325
  • Apartments and lodging322
  • Sheds, utility and other212
  • Mobile homes189
  • Schools93
  • Industrial88
  • Government and assembly47
  • Nursing homes and hospitals3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,903
  • 300 to 5004,671
  • 550 to 1,0002,496
  • 1,050 to 2,000741
  • over 2,000165
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
Los Banos Post AcuteNursing home59 bedsSep 2026
Sutter Health Memorial Hospital Los BanosHospitalAt setupJan 2024
Pacheco HighPublic school1,725 studentsJun 2025
Los Banos Junior HighPublic school938 studentsJun 2025
Grasslands ElementaryPublic school884 studentsJun 2025
Creekside Junior HighPublic school812 studentsJun 2025
R. M. Miano ElementaryPublic school778 studentsJun 2025
Henry Miller ElementaryPublic school676 studentsJun 2025
Lorena Falasco ElementaryPublic school669 studentsJun 2025
Volta ElementaryPublic school387 studentsJun 2025
Crossroads Alternative Education CenterPublic school183 studentsJun 2025
Transitional Kindergarten CenterPublic school166 studentsJun 2025
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Valley Los Banos CommunityPublic school160 studentsJun 2025
San Luis High (Continuation)Public school82 studentsJun 2025
Los Banos Special Education PreschoolPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Our Lady Of Fatima SchoolPrivate school178 studentsJun 2024 Check
MCCAA-LOS BANOS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERChild care center112 licensed capacityOct 2026
WESTSIDE HEAD START/EARLY HEAD STARTChild care center56 licensed capacityOct 2026
EEC PRESCHOOLChild care center48 licensed capacityOct 2026
OUR LADY OF FATIMA PRE-KChild care center42 licensed capacityOct 2026
LOS BANOS CAMPUS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERChild care center40 licensed capacityOct 2026
HENRY MILLER PRESCHOOLChild care center24 licensed capacityOct 2026
R.M. MIANO PRESCHOOLChild care center22 licensed capacityOct 2026
PENNINGTON's LITTLE FRIENDSChild care center15 licensed capacityOct 2026
CCCDS-RAFAEL L. SILVA MIGRANT CHILD DEVChild care center11 licensed capacityOct 2026
SAN LUIS EARLY HEAD STARTChild 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.

  • Los Banos Fire Department Station 1Record dated Feb 2021
  • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Los Banos StationRecord dated Aug 2024
  • Los Banos Fire Department Station 2Record dated Jan 2024