FirePreplans

Bell, Florida. Gilchrist County.

Gilchrist County Fire Rescue

  • 7,494pre-plans, about one per building
  • 4life-risk sites
  • 97estimated 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. 5 stations. 16 career firefighters.

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BELL HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolEsther's School Bell, private schoolMISTY MEADOWS, personal care homeGilchrist County Fire and Rescue Station 3Gilchrist County Fire Rescue StationGilchrist County Fire RescueGilchrist County Fire and Rescue Station 4Bell HighBell Elem.Esther's School BellMisty MeadowsSTATION 3STATIONSTATIONSTATION 45 miNBELL HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolEsther's School Bell, private schoolMISTY MEADOWS, personal care homeGilchrist County Fire and Rescue Station 3Gilchrist County Fire Rescue StationGilchrist County Fire RescueGilchrist County Fire and Rescue Station 4Bell HighBell Elem.Esther's School BellMisty MeadowsSTATION 3STATIONSTATIONSTATION 410 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

7,494pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
4life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
97buildings 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.
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
263square miles of first dueEstimated

About 12,100 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

  • Homes3,910
  • Mobile homes2,540
  • Farm buildings381
  • Sheds, utility and other381
  • Businesses143
  • Government and assembly59
  • Industrial47
  • Schools31
  • Apartments and lodging2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,732
  • 300 to 5001,821
  • 550 to 1,000844
  • 1,050 to 2,00066
  • over 2,00031
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
MISTY MEADOWSPersonal care home15 licensed capacityOct 2026
BELL HIGH SCHOOLPublic school696 studentsJun 2025
BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school656 studentsJun 2025
Esther's School BellPrivate school49 studentsJun 2024 Check

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.

  • Gilchrist County Fire and Rescue Station 3Record dated Jan 2023
  • Gilchrist County Fire Rescue StationRecord dated May 2026
  • Gilchrist County Fire RescueRecord dated Jan 2023
  • Gilchrist County Fire and Rescue Station 4Record dated Jan 2023