FirePreplans

Paxton, Illinois. Ford County.

Paxton Fire Department

  • 3,732pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 125estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 5in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station.

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Clara Peterson Elem School, public schoolPaxton-Buckley-Loda High School, public schoolPaxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch, public schoolAccolade Hc Of Paxton On Pells, nursing homeFIVE POINTS ACADEMY, child care centerAccolade Paxton Senior Living, nursing homePAXTON DAY CARE CENTER, child care centerPAXTON HS CENTER, child care centerPAXTON COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOL, child care centerPanther Academy, public schoolPaxton Fire Protection DistrictClara Peterson ElemPaxton-Buckley-LodaPaxton-Buckley-LodaAccolade HcFive Points AcademyAccolade PaxtonPaxton Day CarePaxton High CenterPaxton CommunityPanther AcademySTATION2 miNClara Peterson Elem School, public schoolPaxton-Buckley-Loda High School, public schoolPaxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch, public schoolAccolade Hc Of Paxton On Pells, nursing homeFIVE POINTS ACADEMY, child care centerAccolade Paxton Senior Living, nursing homePAXTON DAY CARE CENTER, child care centerPAXTON HS CENTER, child care centerPAXTON COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOL, child care centerPanther Academy, public schoolPaxton Fire Protection DistrictClara Peterson ElemPaxton-Buckley-LodaPaxton-Buckley-LodaAccolade HcFive Points AcademyAccolade PaxtonPaxton High CenterPaxton CommunitySTATION2 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.

3,732pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
10life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
125buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
5buildings 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.
47square miles of first dueEstimated

About 7,656 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

  • Homes3,350
  • Businesses117
  • Industrial115
  • Sheds, utility and other66
  • Apartments and lodging31
  • Schools21
  • Farm buildings16
  • Nursing homes and hospitals11
  • Government and assembly5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,782
  • 300 to 5001,386
  • 550 to 1,000439
  • 1,050 to 2,00091
  • over 2,00034
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
Accolade Hc Of Paxton On PellsNursing home106 bedsSep 2026
Accolade Paxton Senior LivingNursing home75 bedsSep 2026
Clara Peterson Elem SchoolPublic school564 studentsJun 2025
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High SchoolPublic school378 studentsJun 2025
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High SchPublic school288 studentsJun 2025
Panther AcademyPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
FIVE POINTS ACADEMYChild care center90 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
PAXTON DAY CARE CENTERChild care center70 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
PAXTON HS CENTERChild care center20 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
PAXTON COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOLChild care center20 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.

  • Paxton Fire Protection DistrictRecord dated Dec 2019