FirePreplans

Cedar Falls, Iowa. Iowa County.

Cedar Falls Fire Rescue

  • 5,194pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 348estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 88in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 3 stations. 26 career firefighters.

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Southdale Elementary School, public schoolBess Streeter Aldrich Elementary, public schoolOrchard Hill Elementary School, public schoolValley Lutheran School, private schoolPinnacle Specialty Care, nursing homeThe Suites At Western Home Communities, nursing homeCedar Falls Fire Department Station 3Southdale Elem.Bess StreeterOrchard Hill Elem.Pinnacle SpecialtySuitesSTATION 31 miNSouthdale Elementary School, public schoolBess Streeter Aldrich Elementary, public schoolOrchard Hill Elementary School, public schoolValley Lutheran School, private schoolPinnacle Specialty Care, nursing homeThe Suites At Western Home Communities, nursing homeCedar Falls Fire Department Station 3Southdale Elem.Bess StreeterOrchard Hill Elem.Pinnacle SpecialtySuitesSTATION 32 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.

5,194pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
348buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
88buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
1,193hydrants mapped, covering about 90% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Nov 2025
21square miles of first dueEstimated

About 15,377 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

  • Homes4,255
  • Businesses440
  • Apartments and lodging175
  • Industrial139
  • Sheds, utility and other88
  • Mobile homes33
  • Farm buildings24
  • Schools18
  • Nursing homes and hospitals12
  • Government and assembly10
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,617
  • 300 to 5001,925
  • 550 to 1,0001,304
  • 1,050 to 2,000251
  • over 2,00097
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
Pinnacle Specialty CareNursing home100 bedsSep 2026
The Suites At Western Home CommunitiesNursing home72 bedsSep 2026
Southdale Elementary SchoolPublic school539 studentsJun 2025
Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryPublic school472 studentsJun 2025
Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolPublic school458 studentsJun 2025
Valley Lutheran SchoolPrivate school146 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.

  • Cedar Falls Fire Department Station 3Record dated Apr 2018