FirePreplans

Charles City, Iowa. Floyd County.

Charles City Fire Department

  • 6,220pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 196estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 412in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 4 career firefighters.

Charles City High School, public schoolCharles City Middle School, public schoolLincoln Elementary School, public schoolWashington Elementary School, public schoolImmaculate Conception School, private schoolChautauqua Guest Home #3, nursing homeChautauqua Guest Home #2, nursing homeFloyd County Medical Center, hospitalCharles City Fire DepartmentCharles City HighCharles City MiddleLincoln Elem.Washington Elem.Chautauqua GuestChautauqua GuestFloyd County MedicalSTATION2 miNCharles City High School, public schoolCharles City Middle School, public schoolLincoln Elementary School, public schoolWashington Elementary School, public schoolImmaculate Conception School, private schoolChautauqua Guest Home #3, nursing homeChautauqua Guest Home #2, nursing homeFloyd County Medical Center, hospitalCharles City Fire DepartmentCharles City HighCharles City MiddleLincoln Elem.Washington Elem.ImmaculateChautauqua GuestChautauqua GuestFloyd County MedicalSTATION5 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.

6,220pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
196buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
412buildings 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.
87square miles of first dueEstimated

About 11,295 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

  • Homes5,274
  • Businesses248
  • Farm buildings238
  • Apartments and lodging163
  • Industrial156
  • Sheds, utility and other40
  • Mobile homes37
  • Government and assembly30
  • Schools18
  • Nursing homes and hospitals16
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,603
  • 300 to 5001,775
  • 550 to 1,000646
  • 1,050 to 2,000135
  • over 2,00061
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
Chautauqua Guest Home #3Nursing home57 bedsSep 2026
Chautauqua Guest Home #2Nursing home53 bedsSep 2026
Floyd County Medical CenterHospitalAt setupDec 2017
Charles City High SchoolPublic school472 studentsJun 2025
Charles City Middle SchoolPublic school386 studentsJun 2025
Lincoln Elementary SchoolPublic school280 studentsJun 2025
Washington Elementary SchoolPublic school206 studentsJun 2025
Immaculate Conception SchoolPrivate school172 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.

  • Charles City Fire DepartmentRecord dated Mar 2019