FirePreplans

Mendota, Illinois. La Salle County.

Mendota Fire Department

  • 5,350pre-plans, about one per building
  • 7life-risk sites
  • 129estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 97in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 6 career firefighters.

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Northbrook School, public schoolMendota Twp High School, public schoolLincoln Elem School, public schoolBlackstone Elem School, public schoolHoly Cross Elementary School, private schoolAllure Of Mendota, nursing homeOSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center, hospitalMendota Fire Department Station 1Northbrook SchoolMendota Twp HighLincoln Elem SchoolBlackstone ElemAllureOSF HealthCare SaintSTATION 12 miNNorthbrook School, public schoolMendota Twp High School, public schoolLincoln Elem School, public schoolBlackstone Elem School, public schoolHoly Cross Elementary School, private schoolAllure Of Mendota, nursing homeOSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center, hospitalMendota Fire Department Station 1Northbrook SchoolMendota Twp HighLincoln Elem SchoolBlackstone ElemHoly Cross Elem.AllureSTATION 15 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.

5,350pre-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 caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
129buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
97buildings 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.
65square miles of first dueEstimated

About 8,598 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

  • Homes3,819
  • Farm buildings756
  • Businesses533
  • Industrial115
  • Sheds, utility and other99
  • Schools16
  • Nursing homes and hospitals6
  • Apartments and lodging3
  • Government and assembly3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,571
  • 300 to 5002,046
  • 550 to 1,000604
  • 1,050 to 2,00085
  • over 2,00044
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
Allure Of MendotaNursing home85 bedsSep 2026
OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical CenterHospitalAt setupJul 2017
Northbrook SchoolPublic school526 studentsJun 2025
Mendota Twp High SchoolPublic school493 studentsJun 2025
Lincoln Elem SchoolPublic school319 studentsJun 2025
Blackstone Elem SchoolPublic school197 studentsJun 2025
Holy Cross Elementary SchoolPrivate school125 studentsJun 2024 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.

  • Mendota Fire Department Station 1Record dated Jun 2017