FirePreplans

Western Springs, Illinois. Cook County.

Western Springs Fire & Emergency Services Department

  • 5,550pre-plans, about one per building
  • 20life-risk sites
  • 36estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 11in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 11 career firefighters.

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St John Of The Cross Parish School, private schoolMcClure Jr High School, public schoolJohn Laidlaw Elem School, public schoolForest Hills Elem School, public schoolField Park Elem School, public schoolBRIGHT HORIZONS AT WESTERN SPRINGS, child care centerGRAND AVENUE PRESCHOOL AND DAYCARE, child care centerKENSINGTON SCHOOL OF WESTERN SPRINGS, child care centerBella Terra Lagrange, nursing homeFIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH PRESCHOOL, child care centerCREATIVE WORLD MONTESSORI SCHOOL, child care centerCreative World Montessori School, private schoolMontessori School Of Western Springs, private schoolLadse Learning Center, public schoolLADSE-Phonological Program, public schoolLADSE-Comm Develop, public schoolLADSE-ECSE, public schoolLADSE-Multineeds, public schoolLADSE-Emotional Disabilities, public schoolLADSE-Project Search, public schoolWestern Springs Fire DepartmentSt JohnMcClure Jr HighJohn Laidlaw ElemForest Hills ElemField Park ElemBright HorizonsGrand AvenueKensington SchoolBella Terra LagrangeFirst CongregationalCreative WorldCreative WorldMontessori SchoolLadse LearningLADSE-PhonologicalLadse-EcseSTATION0.5 miNSt John Of The Cross Parish School, private schoolMcClure Jr High School, public schoolJohn Laidlaw Elem School, public schoolForest Hills Elem School, public schoolField Park Elem School, public schoolBRIGHT HORIZONS AT WESTERN SPRINGS, child care centerGRAND AVENUE PRESCHOOL AND DAYCARE, child care centerKENSINGTON SCHOOL OF WESTERN SPRINGS, child care centerBella Terra Lagrange, nursing homeFIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH PRESCHOOL, child care centerCREATIVE WORLD MONTESSORI SCHOOL, child care centerCreative World Montessori School, private schoolMontessori School Of Western Springs, private schoolLadse Learning Center, public schoolLADSE-Phonological Program, public schoolLADSE-Comm Develop, public schoolLADSE-ECSE, public schoolLADSE-Multineeds, public schoolLADSE-Emotional Disabilities, public schoolLADSE-Project Search, public schoolWestern Springs Fire DepartmentSt JohnMcClure Jr HighJohn Laidlaw ElemForest Hills ElemBright HorizonsGrand AvenueCreative WorldLadse LearningLadse-EcseSTATION1 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.

5,550pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
20life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
36buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
11buildings 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.
3square miles of first dueEstimated

About 16,532 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

  • Homes5,285
  • Apartments and lodging127
  • Businesses63
  • Sheds, utility and other58
  • Schools13
  • Government and assembly2
  • Nursing homes and hospitals2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,207
  • 300 to 5001,151
  • 550 to 1,000156
  • 1,050 to 2,00021
  • over 2,00015
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; 77% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
Bella Terra LagrangeNursing home120 bedsSep 2026
McClure Jr High SchoolPublic school469 studentsJun 2025
John Laidlaw Elem SchoolPublic school380 studentsJun 2025
Forest Hills Elem SchoolPublic school289 studentsJun 2025
Field Park Elem SchoolPublic school278 studentsJun 2025
Ladse Learning CenterPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
LADSE-Phonological ProgramPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
LADSE-Comm DevelopPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
LADSE-ECSEPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
LADSE-MultineedsPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
LADSE-Emotional DisabilitiesPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
LADSE-Project SearchPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
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St John Of The Cross Parish SchoolPrivate school594 studentsJun 2024 Check
Creative World Montessori SchoolPrivate school10 studentsJun 2024 Check
Montessori School Of Western SpringsPrivate school9 studentsJun 2024 Check
BRIGHT HORIZONS AT WESTERN SPRINGSChild care center211 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
GRAND AVENUE PRESCHOOL AND DAYCAREChild care center148 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
KENSINGTON SCHOOL OF WESTERN SPRINGSChild care center122 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH PRESCHOOLChild care center57 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
CREATIVE WORLD MONTESSORI SCHOOLChild care center32 licensed capacityMay 2023 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.

  • Western Springs Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jun 2022