FirePreplans

Ponderay, Idaho. Bonner County.

Northside Fire District

  • 9,156pre-plans, about one per building
  • 4life-risk sites
  • 206estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • At setupin the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 4 stations. 21 volunteer firefighters. 2 career firefighters.

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KOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolNORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolSandpoint Christian School, private schoolSANDPOINT JUVENILE DETENTION, public schoolNorthside Fire District Station 1Northside Fire District Station 4Northside Fire District Station 3Northside Fire District Station 2Kootenai Elem.Northside Elem.Sandpoint ChristianSandpoint JuvenileSTATION 1STATION 4STATION 3STATION 25 miNKOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolNORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolSandpoint Christian School, private schoolSANDPOINT JUVENILE DETENTION, public schoolNorthside Fire District Station 1Northside Fire District Station 4Northside Fire District Station 3Northside Fire District Station 2STATION 1STATION 4STATION 3STATION 210 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.

9,156pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
4life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
206buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
At setupbuildings in the 100-year flood zone. We read the flood map for your area when you set up, and every card shows its zone.
299hydrants mapped, covering about 27% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Jan 2023Check: list over 2 years old
325square miles of first dueEstimated

About 17,059 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

  • Homes6,866
  • Mobile homes1,166
  • Farm buildings397
  • Businesses353
  • Sheds, utility and other156
  • Government and assembly125
  • Industrial45
  • Schools25
  • Apartments and lodging22
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,509
  • 300 to 5003,042
  • 550 to 1,0001,399
  • 1,050 to 2,000167
  • over 2,00039
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
KOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school367 studentsJun 2025
NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school182 studentsJun 2025
SANDPOINT JUVENILE DETENTIONPublic school1 studentsJun 2025
Sandpoint Christian SchoolPrivate school121 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.

  • Northside Fire District Station 1Record dated May 2023
  • Northside Fire District Station 4Record dated May 2023
  • Northside Fire District Station 3Record dated May 2023
  • Northside Fire District Station 2Record dated May 2023