FirePreplans

Lamar, Colorado. Prowers County.

Lamar Fire Department

  • 3,871pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-risk sites
  • 87estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 123in 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 volunteer firefighters. 9 career firefighters.

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Lamar High School, public schoolLamar Middle School, public schoolParkview Elementary School, public schoolWashington Elementary School, public schoolMelvin Hendrickson Development Center, public schoolMELVIN HENDRICKSON DEVELOPMENTAL CTR, child care centerLamar Estates Nursing Center, nursing homeLEGACY AT LAMAR, personal care homeProwers Medical Center, hospitalLamar Fire Department Station 1Lamar Fire Department Station 3Lamar HighLamar MiddleParkview Elem.Melvin HendricksonSTATION 1STATION 35 miNLamar High School, public schoolLamar Middle School, public schoolParkview Elementary School, public schoolWashington Elementary School, public schoolMelvin Hendrickson Development Center, public schoolMELVIN HENDRICKSON DEVELOPMENTAL CTR, child care centerLamar Estates Nursing Center, nursing homeLEGACY AT LAMAR, personal care homeProwers Medical Center, hospitalLamar Fire Department Station 1Lamar Fire Department Station 3Lamar HighLamar MiddleSTATION 1STATION 310 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.

3,871pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
9life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
87buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
123buildings 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.
431square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2023Check: list over 2 years old

About 6,780 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

  • Homes2,942
  • Mobile homes322
  • Businesses176
  • Farm buildings140
  • Apartments and lodging117
  • Sheds, utility and other108
  • Schools32
  • Government and assembly30
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,940
  • 300 to 5001,394
  • 550 to 1,000450
  • 1,050 to 2,00062
  • over 2,00025
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
Lamar Estates Nursing CenterNursing home60 bedsSep 2026
Prowers Medical CenterHospitalAt setupMar 2019
LEGACY AT LAMARPersonal care home24 licensed capacityOct 2026
Lamar High SchoolPublic school393 studentsJun 2025
Lamar Middle SchoolPublic school275 studentsJun 2025
Parkview Elementary SchoolPublic school252 studentsJun 2025
Washington Elementary SchoolPublic school222 studentsJun 2025
Melvin Hendrickson Development CenterPublic school122 studentsJun 2025
MELVIN HENDRICKSON DEVELOPMENTAL CTRChild care center91 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.

  • Lamar Fire Department Station 1Record dated Mar 2019
  • Lamar Fire Department Station 3Record dated Jul 2024