FirePreplans

Johnston, Iowa. Polk County.

Johnston Fire Department

  • 8,101pre-plans, about one per building
  • 11life-risk sites
  • 704estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 71in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 12 career firefighters.

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Johnston Senior High School, public schoolJohnston Middle School, public schoolSummit Middle School, public schoolHenry A Wallace Elementary School, public schoolHorizon Elementary, public schoolBeaver Creek Elementary School, public schoolLawson Elementary School, public schoolBishop Drumm Retirement Center, nursing homeChildserve Habilitation Center, nursing homeBrio Of Johnston, Llc, nursing homeCottontail Creek Montessori School, private schoolJohnston - Grimes Metropolitan Fire Department Station 38Johnston - Grimes Metropolitan Fire Department Station 39Johnston Senior HighJohnston MiddleSummit MiddleHenry A WallaceHorizon Elem.Beaver Creek Elem.Lawson Elem.Bishop DrummChildserveBrioCottontail CreekSTATION 38STATION 391 miNJohnston Senior High School, public schoolJohnston Middle School, public schoolSummit Middle School, public schoolHenry A Wallace Elementary School, public schoolHorizon Elementary, public schoolBeaver Creek Elementary School, public schoolLawson Elementary School, public schoolBishop Drumm Retirement Center, nursing homeChildserve Habilitation Center, nursing homeBrio Of Johnston, Llc, nursing homeCottontail Creek Montessori School, private schoolJohnston - Grimes Metropolitan Fire Department Station 38Johnston - Grimes Metropolitan Fire Department Station 39Johnston Senior HighJohnston MiddleSummit MiddleHenry A WallaceHorizon Elem.Bishop DrummChildserveBrioCottontail CreekSTATION 38STATION 392 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.

8,101pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
11life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
704buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
71buildings 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.
19square miles of first dueEstimated

About 25,769 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

  • Homes6,318
  • Businesses485
  • Mobile homes367
  • Sheds, utility and other267
  • Government and assembly188
  • Industrial187
  • Apartments and lodging163
  • Schools71
  • Farm buildings42
  • Nursing homes and hospitals13
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,892
  • 300 to 5003,511
  • 550 to 1,0001,994
  • 1,050 to 2,000493
  • over 2,000211
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; 13% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
Bishop Drumm Retirement CenterNursing home150 bedsSep 2026
Childserve Habilitation CenterNursing home74 bedsSep 2026
Brio Of Johnston, LlcNursing home36 bedsSep 2026
Johnston Senior High SchoolPublic school1,820 studentsJun 2025
Johnston Middle SchoolPublic school1,161 studentsJun 2025
Summit Middle SchoolPublic school1,118 studentsJun 2025
Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolPublic school840 studentsJun 2025
Horizon ElementaryPublic school613 studentsJun 2025
Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolPublic school575 studentsJun 2025
Lawson Elementary SchoolPublic school545 studentsJun 2025
Cottontail Creek Montessori SchoolPrivate school5 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.

  • Johnston - Grimes Metropolitan Fire Department Station 38Record dated Apr 2018
  • Johnston - Grimes Metropolitan Fire Department Station 39Record dated Oct 2017