FirePreplans

Algona, Iowa. Kossuth County.

Algona Fire Department

  • 5,708pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 276estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 42in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station.

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Algona High School, public schoolAlgona Middle School, public schoolBishop Garrigan Campus, private schoolBertha Godfrey Elementary School, public schoolLucia Wallace Elementary School, public schoolBryant Elementary School, public schoolSeton Grade School, private schoolGood Samaritan - Algona, nursing homeAlgona Manor Care Center, nursing homeKossuth Regional Health Center, hospitalAlgona Fire DepartmentAlgona HighAlgona MiddleBishop GarriganBertha Godfrey Elem.Lucia Wallace Elem.Bryant Elem.Seton Grade SchoolKossuth RegionalSTATION5 miNAlgona High School, public schoolAlgona Middle School, public schoolBishop Garrigan Campus, private schoolBertha Godfrey Elementary School, public schoolLucia Wallace Elementary School, public schoolBryant Elementary School, public schoolSeton Grade School, private schoolGood Samaritan - Algona, nursing homeAlgona Manor Care Center, nursing homeKossuth Regional Health Center, hospitalAlgona Fire DepartmentAlgona HighAlgona MiddleBishop GarriganBertha Godfrey Elem.Lucia Wallace Elem.Bryant Elem.Seton Grade SchoolGood Samaritan -STATION5 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.

5,708pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
10life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
276buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
42buildings 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.
120square miles of first dueEstimated

About 10,316 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

  • Homes4,431
  • Industrial324
  • Businesses310
  • Farm buildings304
  • Apartments and lodging162
  • Sheds, utility and other74
  • Schools37
  • Mobile homes35
  • Government and assembly19
  • Nursing homes and hospitals12
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,564
  • 300 to 5001,886
  • 550 to 1,000982
  • 1,050 to 2,000194
  • over 2,00082
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
Good Samaritan - AlgonaNursing home72 bedsSep 2026
Algona Manor Care CenterNursing home46 bedsSep 2026
Kossuth Regional Health CenterHospitalAt setupApr 2025
Algona High SchoolPublic school458 studentsJun 2025
Algona Middle SchoolPublic school419 studentsJun 2025
Bertha Godfrey Elementary SchoolPublic school283 studentsJun 2025
Lucia Wallace Elementary SchoolPublic school226 studentsJun 2025
Bryant Elementary SchoolPublic school197 studentsJun 2025
Bishop Garrigan CampusPrivate school399 studentsJun 2024 Check
Seton Grade SchoolPrivate school103 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.

  • Algona Fire DepartmentRecord dated Mar 2019