FirePreplans

Columbia, Illinois. Monroe County.

Columbia Fire Protection District

  • 7,860pre-plans, about one per building
  • 14life-risk sites
  • 145estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 337in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station.

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Columbia Middle School, public schoolColumbia High School, public schoolParkview Elementary School, public schoolImmaculate Conception, private schoolHILLTOP KID's LEARNING CENTER, child care centerEagleview Elementary School, public schoolCHILDREN FIRST LEARNING CNTR - COLUMBIA, child care centerNexus At Columbia, nursing homeCARROT PATCH DAY CARE CENTER COLUMBIA, child care centerCOLUMBIA KINDER COLLEGE, child care centerCREATIVE KIDS, INC., child care centerGarden Place Columbia, personal care homeST. PAUL's LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL, child care centerReflections at Garden Place, personal care homeColumbia Volunteer Fire DepartmentColumbia MiddleColumbia HighParkview Elem.ImmaculateHILLTOP KID'sEagleview Elem.Children FirstNexusColumbia KinderGarden PlaceReflectionsSTATION2 miNColumbia Middle School, public schoolColumbia High School, public schoolParkview Elementary School, public schoolImmaculate Conception, private schoolHILLTOP KID's LEARNING CENTER, child care centerEagleview Elementary School, public schoolCHILDREN FIRST LEARNING CNTR - COLUMBIA, child care centerNexus At Columbia, nursing homeCARROT PATCH DAY CARE CENTER COLUMBIA, child care centerCOLUMBIA KINDER COLLEGE, child care centerCREATIVE KIDS, INC., child care centerGarden Place Columbia, personal care homeST. PAUL's LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL, child care centerReflections at Garden Place, personal care homeColumbia Volunteer Fire DepartmentColumbia MiddleColumbia HighParkview Elem.ImmaculateHILLTOP KID'sEagleview Elem.NexusCarrot Patch DayGarden PlaceSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Feb 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

7,860pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
14life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
145buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
337buildings 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.
69square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Feb 2026

About 17,210 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

  • Homes6,832
  • Businesses323
  • Farm buildings281
  • Apartments and lodging133
  • Sheds, utility and other105
  • Mobile homes103
  • Industrial54
  • Schools23
  • Government and assembly3
  • Nursing homes and hospitals3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,831
  • 300 to 5001,912
  • 550 to 1,000972
  • 1,050 to 2,000103
  • over 2,00042
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; 76% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
Nexus At ColumbiaNursing home119 bedsSep 2026
Garden Place ColumbiaPersonal care home46 licensed capacityFeb 2024 Check
Reflections at Garden PlacePersonal care home19 licensed capacityFeb 2024 Check
Columbia Middle SchoolPublic school612 studentsJun 2025
Columbia High SchoolPublic school606 studentsJun 2025
Parkview Elementary SchoolPublic school427 studentsJun 2025
Eagleview Elementary SchoolPublic school259 studentsJun 2025
Immaculate ConceptionPrivate school351 studentsJun 2024 Check
HILLTOP KID's LEARNING CENTERChild care center317 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING CNTR - COLUMBIAChild care center142 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
CARROT PATCH DAY CARE CENTER COLUMBIAChild care center113 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
COLUMBIA KINDER COLLEGEChild care center105 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
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CREATIVE KIDS, INC.Child care center59 licensed capacityMay 2023 Check
ST. PAUL's LUTHERAN PRESCHOOLChild care center20 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.

  • Columbia Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Dec 2019