FirePreplans

Watseka, Illinois. Iroquois County.

Watseka Fire Department

  • 3,060pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 74estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 1,403in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 2 stations. 5 volunteer firefighters.

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Glenn Raymond School, public schoolWatseka Comm High School, public schoolWatseka Junior High School, public schoolArcadia Care Watseka, nursing homeWanda Kendall Elem School, public schoolIroquois Resident Home, The, nursing homeTHE LEARNING TREE DAY CARE CENTER, child care centerIroquois Memorial Hospital, hospitalWatseka Volunteer Fire DepartmentGlenn Raymond SchoolWatseka Comm HighWatseka Junior HighArcadia Care WatsekaWanda Kendall ElemIroquois ResidentLearning Tree DayIroquois MemorialSTATION1 miNGlenn Raymond School, public schoolWatseka Comm High School, public schoolWatseka Junior High School, public schoolArcadia Care Watseka, nursing homeWanda Kendall Elem School, public schoolIroquois Resident Home, The, nursing homeTHE LEARNING TREE DAY CARE CENTER, child care centerIroquois Memorial Hospital, hospitalWatseka Volunteer Fire DepartmentGlenn Raymond SchoolArcadia Care WatsekaWanda Kendall ElemLearning Tree DaySTATION2 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Dec 2024.

Your first due by the numbers.

3,060pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
74buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
1,403buildings 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.
14square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Dec 2024

About 4,819 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

  • Homes2,527
  • Businesses368
  • Sheds, utility and other70
  • Farm buildings46
  • Schools15
  • Industrial13
  • Apartments and lodging10
  • Nursing homes and hospitals6
  • Government and assembly5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,627
  • 300 to 5001,083
  • 550 to 1,000276
  • 1,050 to 2,00046
  • over 2,00028
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
Arcadia Care WatsekaNursing home123 bedsSep 2026
Iroquois Resident Home, TheNursing home35 bedsSep 2026
Iroquois Memorial HospitalHospitalAt setupAug 2019
Glenn Raymond SchoolPublic school321 studentsJun 2025
Watseka Comm High SchoolPublic school294 studentsJun 2025
Watseka Junior High SchoolPublic school202 studentsJun 2025
Wanda Kendall Elem SchoolPublic school122 studentsJun 2025
THE LEARNING TREE DAY CARE CENTERChild care center35 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.

  • Watseka Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Nov 2019