FirePreplans

Buhl, Idaho. Twin Falls County.

Buhl Fire Department

  • 7,604pre-plans, about one per building
  • 7life-risk sites
  • 187estimated 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. 2 stations. 7 career firefighters.

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POPPLEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolBUHL HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolBUHL MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolCascades At Desert View, nursing homeDeep Creek Mennonite School, private schoolClear Lakes Christian Academy, private schoolWAKAPA ACADEMY, public schoolBuhl Fire Department Station 1Buhl Fire Department Station 2Popplewell Elem.Buhl HighBuhl MiddleCascadesDeep Creek MennoniteClear LakesSTATION 1STATION 25 miNPOPPLEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolBUHL HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolBUHL MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolCascades At Desert View, nursing homeDeep Creek Mennonite School, private schoolClear Lakes Christian Academy, private schoolWAKAPA ACADEMY, public schoolBuhl Fire Department Station 1Buhl Fire Department Station 2Popplewell Elem.Buhl HighBuhl MiddleCascadesDeep Creek MennoniteSTATION 1STATION 25 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Aug 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

7,604pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
187buildings 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.
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
151square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Aug 2026

About 14,497 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

  • Homes6,001
  • Mobile homes872
  • Farm buildings229
  • Sheds, utility and other194
  • Businesses129
  • Industrial97
  • Apartments and lodging38
  • Schools33
  • Nursing homes and hospitals7
  • Government and assembly4
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,967
  • 300 to 5002,359
  • 550 to 1,0001,091
  • 1,050 to 2,000152
  • over 2,00035
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
Cascades At Desert ViewNursing home57 bedsSep 2026
POPPLEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school542 studentsJun 2025
BUHL HIGH SCHOOLPublic school347 studentsJun 2025
BUHL MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic school298 studentsJun 2025
WAKAPA ACADEMYPublic school11 studentsJun 2025
Deep Creek Mennonite SchoolPrivate school29 studentsJun 2024 Check
Clear Lakes Christian AcademyPrivate school25 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.

  • Buhl Fire Department Station 1Record dated Jan 2020
  • Buhl Fire Department Station 2Record dated Jul 2018