FirePreplans

Dixon, Illinois. Lee County.

Dixon Rural Fire

  • 4,704pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 150estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 180in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 3 stations. 10 career firefighters.

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Dixon High School, public schoolJefferson Elem School, public schoolLiberty Court, personal care homeTJ Dempsey Therapeutic Day School, public schoolLee Cty SpEd-Life Skills (9-12 Gr, public schoolLee Cty SpEd-Transitions, public schoolDixon Rural Fire Protection District Station 1Dixon Rural Fire Protection District Station 2 NachusaDixon HighJefferson ElemLiberty CourtTJ DempseyLee Cty SpEd-LifeLee CtySTATION 1STATION 25 miNDixon High School, public schoolJefferson Elem School, public schoolLiberty Court, personal care homeTJ Dempsey Therapeutic Day School, public schoolLee Cty SpEd-Life Skills (9-12 Gr, public schoolLee Cty SpEd-Transitions, public schoolDixon Rural Fire Protection District Station 1Dixon Rural Fire Protection District Station 2 NachusaDixon HighJefferson ElemLiberty CourtTJ DempseyLee Cty SpEd-LifeLee CtySTATION 1STATION 25 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.

4,704pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
150buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
180buildings 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.
76square miles of first dueEstimated

About 7,991 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

  • Homes3,905
  • Businesses498
  • Farm buildings155
  • Government and assembly85
  • Sheds, utility and other39
  • Schools18
  • Apartments and lodging2
  • Industrial1
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,083
  • 300 to 5001,515
  • 550 to 1,000956
  • 1,050 to 2,000117
  • over 2,00033
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
Liberty CourtPersonal care home36 licensed capacityFeb 2024 Check
Dixon High SchoolPublic school760 studentsJun 2025
Jefferson Elem SchoolPublic school344 studentsJun 2025
TJ Dempsey Therapeutic Day SchoolPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Lee Cty SpEd-Life Skills (9-12 GrPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Lee Cty SpEd-TransitionsPublic 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.

  • Dixon Rural Fire Protection District Station 1Record dated Oct 2020
  • Dixon Rural Fire Protection District Station 2 NachusaRecord dated Feb 2022