FirePreplans

Elgin, Illinois. Kane County.

Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District

  • 9,008pre-plans, about one per building
  • 7life-risk sites
  • 488estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 101in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 3 stations. 5 career firefighters.

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Central High School, public schoolCountry Trails Elem, public schoolHoward B Thomas Grade School, public schoolCambridge Lakes Charter School, public schoolBig Timber Elementary School, public schoolCentral Middle School, public schoolALOP, public schoolPingree Grove Countryside Fire Protection DistrictPingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District Station 2Pingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District Station 4Central HighCountry Trails ElemHoward B ThomasCambridge LakesBig Timber Elem.Central MiddleAlopSTATIONSTATION 2STATION 42 miNCentral High School, public schoolCountry Trails Elem, public schoolHoward B Thomas Grade School, public schoolCambridge Lakes Charter School, public schoolBig Timber Elementary School, public schoolCentral Middle School, public schoolALOP, public schoolPingree Grove Countryside Fire Protection DistrictPingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District Station 2Pingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District Station 4Central HighCountry Trails ElemHoward B ThomasCambridge LakesBig Timber Elem.Central MiddleAlopSTATIONSTATION 2STATION 45 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.

9,008pre-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
488buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
101buildings 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.
50square miles of first dueEstimated

About 29,941 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

  • Homes8,492
  • Farm buildings200
  • Businesses132
  • Sheds, utility and other82
  • Apartments and lodging47
  • Schools44
  • Industrial7
  • Government and assembly4
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,455
  • 300 to 5004,246
  • 550 to 1,0002,819
  • 1,050 to 2,000418
  • 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
Central High SchoolPublic school1,575 studentsJun 2025
Country Trails ElemPublic school751 studentsJun 2025
Howard B Thomas Grade SchoolPublic school678 studentsJun 2025
Cambridge Lakes Charter SchoolPublic school642 studentsJun 2025
Big Timber Elementary SchoolPublic school451 studentsJun 2025
Central Middle SchoolPublic school418 studentsJun 2025
ALOPPublic 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.

  • Pingree Grove Countryside Fire Protection DistrictRecord dated Jan 2020
  • Pingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District Station 2Record dated Jan 2020
  • Pingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District Station 4Record dated Jan 2020