FirePreplans

Benton, Illinois. Franklin County.

Benton Fire Department

  • 4,874pre-plans, about one per building
  • 7life-risk sites
  • 82estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 17in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 6 career firefighters.

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Benton Cons High School, public schoolBenton Grade Sch K-4, public schoolBenton Grade Sch 5-8, public schoolStonebridge Nursing & Rehab, nursing homeBenton Rehabilitation And Health Care Center, nursing homeFranklin Hospital, hospitalStarquest Acad RSSP North, public schoolBenton Fire DepartmentBenton Cons HighBenton Grade Sch K-4Benton Grade Sch 5-8Stonebridge NursingBentonFranklin HospitalStarquest Acad RSSPSTATION2 miNBenton Cons High School, public schoolBenton Grade Sch K-4, public schoolBenton Grade Sch 5-8, public schoolStonebridge Nursing & Rehab, nursing homeBenton Rehabilitation And Health Care Center, nursing homeFranklin Hospital, hospitalStarquest Acad RSSP North, public schoolBenton Fire DepartmentBenton Cons HighBenton Grade Sch K-4Benton Grade Sch 5-8Stonebridge NursingBentonFranklin HospitalStarquest Acad RSSPSTATION2 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.

4,874pre-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 caresEstimated
82buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
17buildings 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.
13square miles of first dueEstimated

About 8,937 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

  • Homes4,266
  • Businesses393
  • Sheds, utility and other97
  • Farm buildings64
  • Industrial18
  • Schools18
  • Nursing homes and hospitals12
  • Apartments and lodging3
  • Government and assembly3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,227
  • 300 to 5002,091
  • 550 to 1,000474
  • 1,050 to 2,00062
  • over 2,00020
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
Stonebridge Nursing & RehabNursing home80 bedsSep 2026
Benton Rehabilitation And Health Care CenterNursing home67 bedsSep 2026
Franklin HospitalHospitalAt setupJan 2017
Benton Cons High SchoolPublic school604 studentsJun 2025
Benton Grade Sch K-4Public school571 studentsJun 2025
Benton Grade Sch 5-8Public school429 studentsJun 2025
Starquest Acad RSSP NorthPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025

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.

  • Benton Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jan 2017