FirePreplans

Bethalto, Illinois. Madison County.

Bethalto Fire Department

  • 4,988pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 79estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 0in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 4 career firefighters.

Civic Memorial High School, public schoolWilbur Trimpe Middle School, public schoolBethalto East Primary School, public schoolParkside Primary School, public schoolZion Lutheran School, private schoolOur Lady Queen Of Peace School, private schoolJourneys South, public schoolBethalto East/ Region III K-3 CLI, public schoolBethalto Fire DepartmentCivic Memorial HighWilbur Trimpe MiddleBethalto EastParkside PrimaryZion Lutheran SchoolOur Lady QueenJourneys SouthSTATION1 miNCivic Memorial High School, public schoolWilbur Trimpe Middle School, public schoolBethalto East Primary School, public schoolParkside Primary School, public schoolZion Lutheran School, private schoolOur Lady Queen Of Peace School, private schoolJourneys South, public schoolBethalto East/ Region III K-3 CLI, public schoolBethalto Fire DepartmentCivic Memorial HighWilbur Trimpe MiddleBethalto EastParkside PrimaryZion Lutheran SchoolJourneys SouthSTATION2 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of May 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

4,988pre-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
79buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
0buildings 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.
9square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of May 2026

About 9,588 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

  • Homes4,191
  • Businesses340
  • Apartments and lodging213
  • Government and assembly136
  • Sheds, utility and other62
  • Schools22
  • Farm buildings14
  • Industrial4
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
  • Mobile homes2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,654
  • 300 to 5002,492
  • 550 to 1,000763
  • 1,050 to 2,00046
  • 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
Civic Memorial High SchoolPublic school760 studentsJun 2025
Wilbur Trimpe Middle SchoolPublic school556 studentsJun 2025
Bethalto East Primary SchoolPublic school387 studentsJun 2025
Parkside Primary SchoolPublic school321 studentsJun 2025
Journeys SouthPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Bethalto East/ Region III K-3 CLIPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Zion Lutheran SchoolPrivate school167 studentsJun 2024 Check
Our Lady Queen Of Peace SchoolPrivate school80 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.

  • Bethalto Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jan 2017