FirePreplans

Gaston, Indiana. Delaware County.

Gaston Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

  • 4,826pre-plans, about one per building
  • 3life-risk sites
  • 118estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 41in the flood zone

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

See a sample pre-plan

All volunteer department. 1 station. 20 volunteer firefighters.

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  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Apr 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

4,826pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
3life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
118buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
41buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
35hydrants mapped, covering about 20% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Oct 2026
80square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Apr 2026

About 9,434 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

  • Homes4,074
  • Mobile homes377
  • Farm buildings196
  • Businesses105
  • Sheds, utility and other37
  • Apartments and lodging15
  • Schools10
  • Government and assembly8
  • Industrial2
  • Nursing homes and hospitals2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,188
  • 300 to 5001,776
  • 550 to 1,000744
  • 1,050 to 2,00096
  • over 2,00022
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
Wes-Del Middle/Senior High SchoolPublic school435 studentsJun 2025
Wes-Del Elementary SchoolPublic school427 studentsJun 2025
Wes-Del PreschoolPublic 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.

  • Gaston Fire DepartmentRecord dated Feb 2022