FirePreplans

Vandalia, Illinois. Fayette County.

Vandalia Fire Department

  • 6,389pre-plans, about one per building
  • 18life-risk sites
  • 206estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 0in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 32 volunteer firefighters.

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Vandalia Elementary School, public schoolVandalia Junior High School, public schoolVandalia Community High School, public schoolVandalia Healthcare & Senior Living, nursing homeLITTLE LAMBS 2, child care centerLITTLE LAMBS LLC, child care centerBRIGHT BEGINNINGS PRESCHOOL/CHILDCARE, child care centerHORIZONS CHILD CARE & LEARNING CENTER, child care centerFayette County Hospital, nursing homeVANDALIA 1ST UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL, child care centerC.E.F.S. HEAD START 0-5 PROGRAM-VANDALIA, child care centerSUNNY DAYS CHILD CARE & LEARNING CENTER, child care centerVandalia Christian Academy Inc, private schoolWillowbrook of Vandalia #1, personal care homeFayette County Hospital, hospitalNew Approach Alternative H S, public schoolFOCUS Safe Sch Program, public schoolOkaw Area Vocational Center, public schoolVandalia Volunteer Fire DepartmentVandalia Elem.Vandalia Junior HighVandalia CommunityVandalia HealthcareLittle Lambs 2Little Lambs LlcBright BeginningsHorizons Child CareNew ApproachSTATION5 miNVandalia Elementary School, public schoolVandalia Junior High School, public schoolVandalia Community High School, public schoolVandalia Healthcare & Senior Living, nursing homeLITTLE LAMBS 2, child care centerLITTLE LAMBS LLC, child care centerBRIGHT BEGINNINGS PRESCHOOL/CHILDCARE, child care centerHORIZONS CHILD CARE & LEARNING CENTER, child care centerFayette County Hospital, nursing homeVANDALIA 1ST UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL, child care centerC.E.F.S. HEAD START 0-5 PROGRAM-VANDALIA, child care centerSUNNY DAYS CHILD CARE & LEARNING CENTER, child care centerVandalia Christian Academy Inc, private schoolWillowbrook of Vandalia #1, personal care homeFayette County Hospital, hospitalNew Approach Alternative H S, public schoolFOCUS Safe Sch Program, public schoolOkaw Area Vocational Center, public schoolVandalia Volunteer Fire DepartmentVandalia Elem.Vandalia Junior HighVandalia CommunityVandalia HealthcareLittle Lambs 2Little Lambs LlcHorizons Child CareSTATION5 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.

6,389pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
18life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
206buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
0buildings 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.
127square miles of first dueEstimated

About 12,153 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

  • Homes5,354
  • Businesses385
  • Farm buildings318
  • Sheds, utility and other154
  • Apartments and lodging86
  • Industrial56
  • Schools30
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
  • Government and assembly2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,904
  • 300 to 5002,304
  • 550 to 1,000975
  • 1,050 to 2,000136
  • over 2,00070
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
Vandalia Healthcare & Senior LivingNursing home116 bedsSep 2026
Fayette County HospitalNursing home63 bedsSep 2026
Fayette County HospitalHospitalAt setupJan 2017
Willowbrook of Vandalia #1Personal care home12 licensed capacityFeb 2024 Check
Vandalia Elementary SchoolPublic school552 studentsJun 2025
Vandalia Junior High SchoolPublic school502 studentsJun 2025
Vandalia Community High SchoolPublic school411 studentsJun 2025
New Approach Alternative H SPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
FOCUS Safe Sch ProgramPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Okaw Area Vocational CenterPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Vandalia Christian Academy IncPrivate school24 studentsJun 2024 Check
LITTLE LAMBS 2Child care center95 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
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LITTLE LAMBS LLCChild care center91 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
BRIGHT BEGINNINGS PRESCHOOL/CHILDCAREChild care center87 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
HORIZONS CHILD CARE & LEARNING CENTERChild care center70 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
VANDALIA 1ST UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOLChild care center49 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
C.E.F.S. HEAD START 0-5 PROGRAM-VANDALIAChild care center44 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
SUNNY DAYS CHILD CARE & LEARNING CENTERChild care center36 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.

  • Vandalia Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jan 2017