FirePreplans

Decorah, Iowa. Winneshiek County.

Decorah Fire Department

  • 9,646pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 387estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 163in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 3 career firefighters.

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Decorah High School, public schoolDecorah Middle School, public schoolJohn Cline Elementary School, public schoolCarrie Lee Elementary, public schoolSt Benedict School, private schoolThe Highlands, nursing homeWellington Place, nursing homeCrossroads Academy, private schoolNortheast Iowa Montessori School, private schoolNe Iowa Montessori School, private schoolWest Side Elementary School, public schoolWinnMed Hospital, hospitalDecorah Fire DepartmentDecorah HighDecorah MiddleJohn Cline Elem.Carrie Lee Elem.St Benedict SchoolHighlandsWellington PlaceWinnMed HospitalSTATION5 miNDecorah High School, public schoolDecorah Middle School, public schoolJohn Cline Elementary School, public schoolCarrie Lee Elementary, public schoolSt Benedict School, private schoolThe Highlands, nursing homeWellington Place, nursing homeCrossroads Academy, private schoolNortheast Iowa Montessori School, private schoolNe Iowa Montessori School, private schoolWest Side Elementary School, public schoolWinnMed Hospital, hospitalDecorah Fire DepartmentDecorah HighDecorah MiddleJohn Cline Elem.Carrie Lee Elem.St Benedict SchoolHighlandsSTATION10 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.

9,646pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
12life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
387buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
163buildings 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.
248square miles of first dueEstimated

About 17,388 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

  • Homes7,929
  • Farm buildings575
  • Businesses333
  • Apartments and lodging289
  • Mobile homes169
  • Industrial143
  • Sheds, utility and other137
  • Schools40
  • Nursing homes and hospitals18
  • Government and assembly13
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,475
  • 300 to 5003,127
  • 550 to 1,0001,657
  • 1,050 to 2,000301
  • over 2,00086
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
The HighlandsNursing home86 bedsSep 2026
Wellington PlaceNursing home56 bedsSep 2026
WinnMed HospitalHospitalAt setupMar 2026
Decorah High SchoolPublic school555 studentsJun 2025
Decorah Middle SchoolPublic school432 studentsJun 2025
John Cline Elementary SchoolPublic school300 studentsJun 2025
Carrie Lee ElementaryPublic school215 studentsJun 2025
West Side Elementary SchoolPublic school20 studentsJun 2025
St Benedict SchoolPrivate school145 studentsJun 2024 Check
Crossroads AcademyPrivate school28 studentsJun 2024 Check
Northeast Iowa Montessori SchoolPrivate school23 studentsJun 2024 Check
Ne Iowa Montessori SchoolPrivate school21 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.

  • Decorah Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2016