FirePreplans

Cresco, Iowa. Howard County.

Cresco Fire Department

  • 6,583pre-plans, about one per building
  • 7life-risk sites
  • 392estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 126in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 26 volunteer firefighters.

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Crestwood Elementary School, public schoolCrestwood High School, public schoolCrestwood Middle School, public schoolNotre Dame Catholic School, private schoolEvans Senior Living Community, nursing homeCresco Early Childhood Development Center, public schoolRegional Health Services of Howard County Medical Center, hospitalCresco Fire DepartmentCrestwood Elem.Crestwood HighCrestwood MiddleNotre Dame CatholicEvans Senior LivingCresco EarlySTATION5 miNCrestwood Elementary School, public schoolCrestwood High School, public schoolCrestwood Middle School, public schoolNotre Dame Catholic School, private schoolEvans Senior Living Community, nursing homeCresco Early Childhood Development Center, public schoolRegional Health Services of Howard County Medical Center, hospitalCresco Fire DepartmentCrestwood Elem.Crestwood HighCrestwood MiddleEvans Senior LivingCresco EarlyRegional HealthSTATION5 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.

6,583pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
392buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
126buildings 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.
166square miles of first dueEstimated

About 12,270 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

  • Homes5,658
  • Farm buildings290
  • Industrial152
  • Mobile homes134
  • Businesses134
  • Sheds, utility and other83
  • Apartments and lodging80
  • Schools23
  • Government and assembly18
  • Nursing homes and hospitals11
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,006
  • 300 to 5002,024
  • 550 to 1,0001,161
  • 1,050 to 2,000289
  • over 2,000103
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
Evans Senior Living CommunityNursing home43 bedsSep 2026
Regional Health Services of Howard County Medical CenterHospitalAt setupJan 2020
Crestwood Elementary SchoolPublic school349 studentsJun 2025
Crestwood High SchoolPublic school346 studentsJun 2025
Crestwood Middle SchoolPublic school283 studentsJun 2025
Cresco Early Childhood Development CenterPublic school43 studentsJun 2025
Notre Dame Catholic SchoolPrivate school118 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.

  • Cresco Fire DepartmentRecord dated Mar 2019