FirePreplans

Grinnell, Iowa. Poweshiek County.

Grinnell Fire Department

  • 6,102pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-risk sites
  • 275estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 5in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 30 volunteer firefighters. 5 career firefighters.

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Grinnell Community Senior High School, public schoolGrinnell Community Middle School, public schoolFairview Elementary School, public schoolDavis Elementary School, public schoolBailey Park Elementary School, public schoolSt Francis Manor, nursing homeCentral Iowa Christian School, private schoolMayflower Home, nursing homeGrinnell Regional Medical Center, hospitalGrinnell Fire DepartmentGrinnell CommunityGrinnell CommunityFairview Elem.Davis Elem.Bailey Park Elem.St Francis ManorCentral IowaMayflower HomeSTATION5 miNGrinnell Community Senior High School, public schoolGrinnell Community Middle School, public schoolFairview Elementary School, public schoolDavis Elementary School, public schoolBailey Park Elementary School, public schoolSt Francis Manor, nursing homeCentral Iowa Christian School, private schoolMayflower Home, nursing homeGrinnell Regional Medical Center, hospitalGrinnell Fire DepartmentGrinnell CommunityGrinnell CommunityFairview Elem.Davis Elem.Bailey Park Elem.St Francis ManorMayflower HomeSTATION5 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.

6,102pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
9life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
275buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
5buildings 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.
101square miles of first dueEstimated

About 12,065 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

  • Homes4,865
  • Mobile homes229
  • Businesses226
  • Apartments and lodging221
  • Farm buildings204
  • Industrial143
  • Sheds, utility and other105
  • Schools55
  • Government and assembly31
  • Nursing homes and hospitals23
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,628
  • 300 to 5002,258
  • 550 to 1,000941
  • 1,050 to 2,000176
  • over 2,00099
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
St Francis ManorNursing home78 bedsSep 2026
Mayflower HomeNursing home40 bedsSep 2026
Grinnell Regional Medical CenterHospitalAt setupMay 2017
Grinnell Community Senior High SchoolPublic school512 studentsJun 2025
Grinnell Community Middle SchoolPublic school420 studentsJun 2025
Fairview Elementary SchoolPublic school242 studentsJun 2025
Davis Elementary SchoolPublic school213 studentsJun 2025
Bailey Park Elementary SchoolPublic school147 studentsJun 2025
Central Iowa Christian SchoolPrivate school53 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.

  • Grinnell Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2017