FirePreplans

Chester, California. Plumas County.

Chester Fire Department

  • 1,728pre-plans, about one per building
  • 7life-risk sites
  • 33estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 20in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 4 volunteer firefighters. 8 career firefighters.

Chester Elementary, public schoolChester Junior/Senior High, public schoolCHESTER STATE PRESCHOOL, child care centerSeneca District Hospital D/P Snf, nursing homeSt Andrew's Academy, private schoolSeneca Healthcare District Hospital, hospitalAlmanor High (Continuation), public schoolChester Fire DepartmentChester Elem.ChesterChester StateSeneca DistrictSt Andrew's AcademyAlmanor HighSTATION5 miNChester Elementary, public schoolChester Junior/Senior High, public schoolCHESTER STATE PRESCHOOL, child care centerSeneca District Hospital D/P Snf, nursing homeSt Andrew's Academy, private schoolSeneca Healthcare District Hospital, hospitalAlmanor High (Continuation), public schoolChester Fire DepartmentChester Elem.ChesterChester StateSeneca DistrictSt Andrew's AcademySTATION10 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas.

Your first due by the numbers.

1,728pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
33buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
20buildings 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.
198square miles of first duePublished by your countyCheck: list over 2 years old

About 2,619 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

  • Homes1,358
  • Businesses191
  • Sheds, utility and other70
  • Apartments and lodging46
  • Mobile homes23
  • Industrial12
  • Schools12
  • Nursing homes and hospitals8
  • Farm buildings7
  • Government and assembly1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less769
  • 300 to 500614
  • 550 to 1,000312
  • 1,050 to 2,00023
  • over 2,00010
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
Seneca District Hospital D/P SnfNursing home16 bedsSep 2026
Seneca Healthcare District HospitalHospitalAt setupNov 2016
Chester ElementaryPublic school171 studentsJun 2025
Chester Junior/Senior HighPublic school124 studentsJun 2025
Almanor High (Continuation)Public schoolAt setupJun 2025
St Andrew's AcademyPrivate school1 studentsJun 2024 Check
CHESTER STATE PRESCHOOLChild care center20 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.

  • Chester Fire DepartmentRecord dated Feb 2021