FirePreplans

Johnstown, Colorado. Weld County.

Johnstown Fire Protection District

  • 6,453pre-plans, about one per building
  • 14life-risk sites
  • 172estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 57in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 28 volunteer firefighters. 4 career firefighters.

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Roosevelt High School, public schoolRoosevelt Middle School, public schoolElwell Elementary School, public schoolPioneer Ridge Elementary School, public schoolYMCA of Northern Colorado - Johnstown Branch, child care centerYMCA of No Co @ Pioneer Ridge Elem, child care centerInspire PRS @ Johnstown Community YMCA, child care centerYMCA of Northern Colorado at Elwell Elementary, child care centerElwell Early Learning Center, child care centerCORNERSTONE KIDS PRESCHOOL, child care centerClubhouse Academy LLC, child care centerLittle Bloomers, child care centerJOHNSTOWN UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL, child care centerNEW HORIZONS ACADEMY, child care centerFront Range Fire Rescue Station 1Roosevelt HighRoosevelt MiddleElwell Elem.Pioneer Ridge Elem.YMCAYMCAInspire PRS @YMCAElwell EarlyCornerstone KidsJohnstown UnitedSTATION 12 miNRoosevelt High School, public schoolRoosevelt Middle School, public schoolElwell Elementary School, public schoolPioneer Ridge Elementary School, public schoolYMCA of Northern Colorado - Johnstown Branch, child care centerYMCA of No Co @ Pioneer Ridge Elem, child care centerInspire PRS @ Johnstown Community YMCA, child care centerYMCA of Northern Colorado at Elwell Elementary, child care centerElwell Early Learning Center, child care centerCORNERSTONE KIDS PRESCHOOL, child care centerClubhouse Academy LLC, child care centerLittle Bloomers, child care centerJOHNSTOWN UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL, child care centerNEW HORIZONS ACADEMY, child care centerFront Range Fire Rescue Station 1Roosevelt HighRoosevelt MiddleElwell Elem.Pioneer Ridge Elem.YMCAYMCAInspire PRS @YMCAClubhouse AcademyLittle BloomersSTATION 15 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.

6,453pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
14life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
172buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
57buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
633hydrants mapped, covering about 90% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Oct 2026
40square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2023Check: list over 2 years old

About 15,445 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

  • Homes5,833
  • Farm buildings244
  • Businesses131
  • Industrial105
  • Apartments and lodging63
  • Government and assembly27
  • Schools23
  • Mobile homes17
  • Sheds, utility and other10
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,494
  • 300 to 5003,715
  • 550 to 1,0001,072
  • 1,050 to 2,000130
  • over 2,00042
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
Roosevelt High SchoolPublic school1,184 studentsJun 2025
Roosevelt Middle SchoolPublic school695 studentsJun 2025
Elwell Elementary SchoolPublic school618 studentsJun 2025
Pioneer Ridge Elementary SchoolPublic school528 studentsJun 2025
YMCA of Northern Colorado - Johnstown BranchChild care center150 licensed capacityOct 2026
YMCA of No Co @ Pioneer Ridge ElemChild care center80 licensed capacityOct 2026
Inspire PRS @ Johnstown Community YMCAChild care center80 licensed capacityOct 2026
YMCA of Northern Colorado at Elwell ElementaryChild care center75 licensed capacityOct 2026
Elwell Early Learning CenterChild care center54 licensed capacityOct 2026
CORNERSTONE KIDS PRESCHOOLChild care center35 licensed capacityOct 2026
Clubhouse Academy LLCChild care center30 licensed capacityOct 2026
Little BloomersChild care center29 licensed capacityOct 2026
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JOHNSTOWN UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOLChild care center15 licensed capacityOct 2026
NEW HORIZONS ACADEMYChild care center15 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.

  • Front Range Fire Rescue Station 1Record dated Oct 2017