FirePreplans

La Junta, Colorado. Otero County.

La Junta Fire Department/La Junta Rural Fire Protection District

  • 7,217pre-plans, about one per building
  • 13life-risk sites
  • 163estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 0in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 3 stations. 18 volunteer firefighters. 13 career firefighters.

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La Junta Jr/Sr High School, public schoolLa Junta Intermediate School, public schoolLa Junta Primary School, public schoolCheraw School, public schoolOtero College Child Dev. Svcs. La Junta, child care centerSwink Junior-Senior High School, public schoolSwink Elementary School, public schoolTiger Trades Academy, public schoolBluestem Village, nursing homeEVERGREEN GARDENS AT LA JUNTA, personal care homeLEARN THRU PLAY CHILDREN's KIDDIELAND, child care centerCHERAW PRESCHOOL, child care centerArkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, hospitalLa Junta Fire Department Station 2 Industrial ParkLa Junta Fire Department Station 3 SwinkLa Junta Fire DepartmentLa Junta Jr/Sr HighLa JuntaLa Junta PrimaryCheraw SchoolSwink Junior-SeniorBluestem VillageCheraw PreschoolSTATION 2STATION 3STATION10 miNLa Junta Jr/Sr High School, public schoolLa Junta Intermediate School, public schoolLa Junta Primary School, public schoolCheraw School, public schoolOtero College Child Dev. Svcs. La Junta, child care centerSwink Junior-Senior High School, public schoolSwink Elementary School, public schoolTiger Trades Academy, public schoolBluestem Village, nursing homeEVERGREEN GARDENS AT LA JUNTA, personal care homeLEARN THRU PLAY CHILDREN's KIDDIELAND, child care centerCHERAW PRESCHOOL, child care centerArkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, hospitalLa Junta Fire Department Station 2 Industrial ParkLa Junta Fire Department Station 3 SwinkLa Junta Fire DepartmentLa Junta Jr/Sr HighLa JuntaLa Junta PrimaryCheraw SchoolBluestem VillageCheraw PreschoolSTATION 2STATION 3STATION20 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Jun 2023.

Your first due by the numbers.

7,217pre-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
163buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
0buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
296hydrants mapped, covering about 66% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Feb 2021Check: list over 2 years old
651square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2023Check: list over 2 years old

About 11,868 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

  • Homes5,839
  • Mobile homes438
  • Businesses328
  • Farm buildings188
  • Sheds, utility and other166
  • Schools106
  • Apartments and lodging59
  • Government and assembly53
  • Industrial27
  • Nursing homes and hospitals13
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,249
  • 300 to 5002,234
  • 550 to 1,000571
  • 1,050 to 2,000119
  • over 2,00044
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
Bluestem VillageNursing home56 bedsSep 2026
Arkansas Valley Regional Medical CenterHospitalAt setupMar 2019
EVERGREEN GARDENS AT LA JUNTAPersonal care home49 licensed capacityOct 2026
La Junta Jr/Sr High SchoolPublic school501 studentsJun 2025
La Junta Intermediate SchoolPublic school397 studentsJun 2025
La Junta Primary SchoolPublic school296 studentsJun 2025
Cheraw SchoolPublic school209 studentsJun 2025
Swink Junior-Senior High SchoolPublic school159 studentsJun 2025
Swink Elementary SchoolPublic school131 studentsJun 2025
Tiger Trades AcademyPublic school90 studentsJun 2025
Otero College Child Dev. Svcs. La JuntaChild care center172 licensed capacityOct 2026
LEARN THRU PLAY CHILDREN's KIDDIELANDChild care center40 licensed capacityOct 2026
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CHERAW 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.

  • La Junta Fire Department Station 2 Industrial ParkRecord dated Jun 2019
  • La Junta Fire Department Station 3 SwinkRecord dated Mar 2019
  • La Junta Fire DepartmentRecord dated Mar 2019