FirePreplans

Decatur, Indiana. Adams County.

Decatur Fire Department

  • 9,407pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 253estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 390in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 10 career firefighters.

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Bellmont Elementary, public schoolBellmont Senior High School, public schoolBellmont Middle School, public schoolSt Joseph School, private schoolAdams Woodcrest, nursing homeZion Lutheran School, private schoolThree Oaks Christian School, private schoolAdams Memorial Hospital, hospitalDecatur Fire DepartmentBellmont Elem.Bellmont Senior HighBellmont MiddleSt Joseph SchoolAdams WoodcrestZion Lutheran SchoolThree Oaks ChristianAdams MemorialSTATION2 miNBellmont Elementary, public schoolBellmont Senior High School, public schoolBellmont Middle School, public schoolSt Joseph School, private schoolAdams Woodcrest, nursing homeZion Lutheran School, private schoolThree Oaks Christian School, private schoolAdams Memorial Hospital, hospitalDecatur Fire DepartmentBellmont Elem.Bellmont Senior HighBellmont MiddleSt Joseph SchoolAdams WoodcrestAdams MemorialSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Jun 2022.

Your first due by the numbers.

9,407pre-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
253buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
390buildings 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.
75square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2022Check: list over 2 years old

About 17,700 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

  • Homes7,753
  • Businesses446
  • Schools360
  • Farm buildings227
  • Apartments and lodging205
  • Industrial165
  • Government and assembly96
  • Sheds, utility and other73
  • Mobile homes59
  • Nursing homes and hospitals23
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,063
  • 300 to 5003,657
  • 550 to 1,0001,434
  • 1,050 to 2,000176
  • over 2,00077
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
Adams WoodcrestNursing home143 bedsSep 2026
Adams Memorial HospitalHospitalAt setupJan 2018
Bellmont ElementaryPublic school684 studentsJun 2025
Bellmont Senior High SchoolPublic school613 studentsJun 2025
Bellmont Middle SchoolPublic school274 studentsJun 2025
St Joseph SchoolPrivate school248 studentsJun 2024 Check
Zion Lutheran SchoolPrivate school75 studentsJun 2024 Check
Three Oaks Christian SchoolPrivate school70 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.

  • Decatur Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jan 2018