FirePreplans

Creston, Iowa. Union County.

Creston Fire Department

  • 7,073pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 238estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 84in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 20 volunteer firefighters. 5 career firefighters.

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Creston High School, public schoolCreston Elementary School, public schoolCreston Middle School, public schoolCreston Early Childhood Center, public schoolSt Malachy School, private schoolCreston Specialty Care, nursing homeAccura Healthcare Of Creston, nursing homeGreater Regional Medical Center, hospitalCreston Fire DepartmentCreston HighCreston Elem.Creston MiddleCreston EarlySt Malachy SchoolAccura HealthcareGreater RegionalSTATION5 miNCreston High School, public schoolCreston Elementary School, public schoolCreston Middle School, public schoolCreston Early Childhood Center, public schoolSt Malachy School, private schoolCreston Specialty Care, nursing homeAccura Healthcare Of Creston, nursing homeGreater Regional Medical Center, hospitalCreston Fire DepartmentCreston HighCreston Elem.Creston MiddleCreston EarlySt Malachy SchoolAccura HealthcareSTATION5 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.

7,073pre-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
238buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
84buildings 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.
152square miles of first dueEstimated

About 12,314 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

  • Homes5,685
  • Farm buildings453
  • Businesses250
  • Industrial195
  • Sheds, utility and other165
  • Mobile homes146
  • Apartments and lodging144
  • Schools25
  • Government and assembly5
  • Nursing homes and hospitals5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,395
  • 300 to 5002,444
  • 550 to 1,000996
  • 1,050 to 2,000162
  • over 2,00076
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
Creston Specialty CareNursing home74 bedsSep 2026
Accura Healthcare Of CrestonNursing home31 bedsSep 2026
Greater Regional Medical CenterHospitalAt setupDec 2021
Creston High SchoolPublic school486 studentsJun 2025
Creston Elementary SchoolPublic school416 studentsJun 2025
Creston Middle SchoolPublic school259 studentsJun 2025
Creston Early Childhood CenterPublic school142 studentsJun 2025
St Malachy SchoolPrivate school137 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.

  • Creston Fire DepartmentRecord dated Dec 2021