FirePreplans

Arroyo Grande, California. San Luis Obispo County.

Five Cities Fire Authority

  • 9,478pre-plans, about one per building
  • 21life-risk sites
  • 493estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 130in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 3 stations. 15 career firefighters.

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Arroyo Grande High, public schoolHarloe Elementary, public schoolOcean View Elementary, public schoolPaulding Middle, public schoolGrover Beach Elementary, public schoolGrover Heights Elementary, public schoolSt Patricks Catholic School, private schoolPEACE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL, child care centerWYNDHAM RESIDENCE, personal care homeVALLEY VIEW CHILDREN's CENTER, child care centerValley View Adventist Junior Academy, private schoolDANDY LION MONTESSORI SCHOOL, child care centerCOASTAL CHILDREN's CENTER, child care centerST. PATRICK's MERCY PRESCHOOL, child care centerALDER HOUSE, personal care homeGROVER BEACH EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerARROYO GRANDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, child care centerDandy Lion Montessori School, private schoolPEACE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL & INFANT CENTER, child care centerArroyo Grande Montessori School, private schoolArroyo Grande Community Hospital, hospitalFive Cities Fire Authority Station 1Arroyo Grande HighHarloe Elem.Ocean View Elem.Paulding MiddleGrover Beach Elem.Grover Heights Elem.St Patricks CatholicPeace ChristianWyndham ResidenceVALLEY VIEWValley ViewDandy LionCOASTAL CHILDREN'sST. PATRICK's MERCYAlder HouseDandy LionArroyo GrandeSTATION 11 miNArroyo Grande High, public schoolHarloe Elementary, public schoolOcean View Elementary, public schoolPaulding Middle, public schoolGrover Beach Elementary, public schoolGrover Heights Elementary, public schoolSt Patricks Catholic School, private schoolPEACE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL, child care centerWYNDHAM RESIDENCE, personal care homeVALLEY VIEW CHILDREN's CENTER, child care centerValley View Adventist Junior Academy, private schoolDANDY LION MONTESSORI SCHOOL, child care centerCOASTAL CHILDREN's CENTER, child care centerST. PATRICK's MERCY PRESCHOOL, child care centerALDER HOUSE, personal care homeGROVER BEACH EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerARROYO GRANDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, child care centerDandy Lion Montessori School, private schoolPEACE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL & INFANT CENTER, child care centerArroyo Grande Montessori School, private schoolArroyo Grande Community Hospital, hospitalFive Cities Fire Authority Station 1Arroyo Grande HighHarloe Elem.Ocean View Elem.Paulding MiddleGrover Heights Elem.Peace ChristianDandy LionAlder HouseSTATION 11 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.

9,478pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
21life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
493buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
130buildings 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 24,123 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

  • Homes6,517
  • Apartments and lodging1,441
  • Businesses665
  • Mobile homes478
  • Government and assembly125
  • Industrial85
  • Schools80
  • Sheds, utility and other74
  • Nursing homes and hospitals7
  • Farm buildings6
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,310
  • 300 to 5003,934
  • 550 to 1,0002,741
  • 1,050 to 2,000424
  • over 2,00069
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
Arroyo Grande Community HospitalHospitalAt setupMar 2021
WYNDHAM RESIDENCEPersonal care home72 licensed capacityOct 2026
ALDER HOUSEPersonal care home32 licensed capacityOct 2026
Arroyo Grande HighPublic school2,012 studentsJun 2025
Harloe ElementaryPublic school619 studentsJun 2025
Ocean View ElementaryPublic school547 studentsJun 2025
Paulding MiddlePublic school544 studentsJun 2025
Grover Beach ElementaryPublic school368 studentsJun 2025
Grover Heights ElementaryPublic school290 studentsJun 2025
St Patricks Catholic SchoolPrivate school247 studentsJun 2024 Check
Valley View Adventist Junior AcademyPrivate school55 studentsJun 2024 Check
Dandy Lion Montessori SchoolPrivate school13 studentsJun 2024 Check
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Arroyo Grande Montessori SchoolPrivate school10 studentsJun 2024 Check
PEACE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOLChild care center92 licensed capacityOct 2026
VALLEY VIEW CHILDREN's CENTERChild care center65 licensed capacityOct 2026
DANDY LION MONTESSORI SCHOOLChild care center50 licensed capacityOct 2026
COASTAL CHILDREN's CENTERChild care center45 licensed capacityOct 2026
ST. PATRICK's MERCY PRESCHOOLChild care center45 licensed capacityOct 2026
GROVER BEACH EARLY LEARNING CENTERChild care center24 licensed capacityOct 2026
ARROYO GRANDE MONTESSORI SCHOOLChild care center23 licensed capacityOct 2026
PEACE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL & INFANT CENTERChild 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.

  • Five Cities Fire Authority Station 1Record dated Nov 2025