FirePreplans

Alva, Florida. Lee County.

Alva Fire Control District

  • 3,003pre-plans, about one per building
  • 1life-risk sites
  • 160estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • At setupin the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 15 volunteer firefighters. 7 career firefighters.

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  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Jan 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

3,003pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
1life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
160buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
At setupbuildings in the 100-year flood zone. We read the flood map for your area when you set up, and every card shows its zone.
33hydrants mapped, covering about 33% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Oct 2026
54square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jan 2026

About 5,020 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

  • Homes2,029
  • Mobile homes358
  • Farm buildings183
  • Sheds, utility and other168
  • Businesses114
  • Government and assembly62
  • Industrial52
  • Apartments and lodging27
  • Schools10
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,378
  • 300 to 500795
  • 550 to 1,000670
  • 1,050 to 2,000120
  • over 2,00040
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
THE ALVA SCHOOLPublic school1,203 studentsJun 2025

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.

  • Alva Fire and Rescue Service DistrictRecord dated Apr 2021