FirePreplans

Alturas, California. Modoc County.

City of Alturas Fire Department

  • 1,916pre-plans, about one per building
  • 13life-risk sites
  • 52estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 284in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 40 volunteer firefighters. 1 career firefighters.

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Alturas Elementary, public schoolModoc High, public schoolModoc Middle, public schoolModoc Medical Center D/P Snf, nursing homeT.E.A.C.H. LATCHKEY, child care centerALTURAS HEAD START, child care centerALTURAS ELEMENTARY STATE PRESCHOOL, child care centerWarner High, public schoolT.E.A.C.H. BUDDING TREE, child care centerHigh Desert Community Day, public schoolModoc Medical Center, hospitalModoc County ROP, public schoolModoc County Special Education, public schoolAlturas Fire DepartmentCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Lassen Modoc Unit Alturas - Fire StationAlturas Elem.Modoc HighModoc MiddleModoc Medical CenterT.E.A.C.H. LatchkeyAlturas Head StartAlturas Elem. StateWarner HighT.E.A.C.H. BuddingHigh DesertModoc Medical CenterModoc County ROPModoc County SpecialSTATIONSTATION0.5 miNAlturas Elementary, public schoolModoc High, public schoolModoc Middle, public schoolModoc Medical Center D/P Snf, nursing homeT.E.A.C.H. LATCHKEY, child care centerALTURAS HEAD START, child care centerALTURAS ELEMENTARY STATE PRESCHOOL, child care centerWarner High, public schoolT.E.A.C.H. BUDDING TREE, child care centerHigh Desert Community Day, public schoolModoc Medical Center, hospitalModoc County ROP, public schoolModoc County Special Education, public schoolAlturas Fire DepartmentCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Lassen Modoc Unit Alturas - Fire StationAlturas Elem.Modoc HighModoc MiddleT.E.A.C.H. LatchkeyAlturas Head StartWarner HighT.E.A.C.H. BuddingModoc Medical CenterSTATIONSTATION1 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.

1,916pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
13life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
52buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
284buildings 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.
3square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of May 2026

About 2,410 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

  • Homes1,405
  • Businesses170
  • Mobile homes107
  • Apartments and lodging81
  • Sheds, utility and other79
  • Schools30
  • Government and assembly26
  • Industrial17
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less991
  • 300 to 500702
  • 550 to 1,000171
  • 1,050 to 2,00041
  • over 2,00011
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
Modoc Medical Center D/P SnfNursing home84 bedsSep 2026
Modoc Medical CenterHospitalAt setupJun 2020
Alturas ElementaryPublic school333 studentsJun 2025
Modoc HighPublic school245 studentsJun 2025
Modoc MiddlePublic school172 studentsJun 2025
Warner HighPublic school13 studentsJun 2025
High Desert Community DayPublic school3 studentsJun 2025
Modoc County ROPPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Modoc County Special EducationPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
T.E.A.C.H. LATCHKEYChild care center60 licensed capacityOct 2026
ALTURAS HEAD STARTChild care center20 licensed capacityOct 2026
ALTURAS ELEMENTARY STATE PRESCHOOLChild care center15 licensed capacityOct 2026
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T.E.A.C.H. BUDDING TREEChild care center12 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.

  • Alturas Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2020
  • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Lassen Modoc Unit Alturas - Fire StationRecord dated Jan 2021