FirePreplans

Nappanee, Indiana. Elkhart County.

Nappanee Fire Department

  • 8,052pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 598estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 167in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 23 volunteer firefighters. 8 career firefighters.

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North Wood High School, public schoolWoodview Elementary School, public schoolNappanee Elementary School, public schoolUnited Christian School, private schoolCorner View Parochial School, private schoolWeldy Amish School, private schoolHepton School, private schoolSandy Ridge School, private schoolSunny Meadow Amish School, private schoolEast Locke School, private schoolNappanee Fire Department HeadquartersNappanee Fire Department Station 2North Wood HighWoodview Elem.Nappanee Elem.United ChristianCorner ViewWeldy Amish SchoolHepton SchoolSandy Ridge SchoolSunny Meadow AmishEast Locke SchoolSTATIONSTATION 22 miNNorth Wood High School, public schoolWoodview Elementary School, public schoolNappanee Elementary School, public schoolUnited Christian School, private schoolCorner View Parochial School, private schoolWeldy Amish School, private schoolHepton School, private schoolSandy Ridge School, private schoolSunny Meadow Amish School, private schoolEast Locke School, private schoolNappanee Fire Department HeadquartersNappanee Fire Department Station 2North Wood HighWoodview Elem.Nappanee Elem.United ChristianCorner ViewHepton SchoolEast Locke SchoolSTATIONSTATION 25 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Sep 2023.

Your first due by the numbers.

8,052pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
10life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
598buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
167buildings 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.
63square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Sep 2023Check: list over 2 years old

About 19,215 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

  • Homes6,699
  • Businesses462
  • Mobile homes263
  • Industrial199
  • Farm buildings145
  • Sheds, utility and other109
  • Apartments and lodging89
  • Schools47
  • Government and assembly39
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,501
  • 300 to 5002,883
  • 550 to 1,0002,070
  • 1,050 to 2,000410
  • over 2,000188
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
North Wood High SchoolPublic school873 studentsJun 2025
Woodview Elementary SchoolPublic school410 studentsJun 2025
Nappanee Elementary SchoolPublic school378 studentsJun 2025
United Christian SchoolPrivate school99 studentsJun 2024 Check
Corner View Parochial SchoolPrivate school45 studentsJun 2024 Check
Weldy Amish SchoolPrivate school37 studentsJun 2024 Check
Hepton SchoolPrivate school31 studentsJun 2024 Check
Sandy Ridge SchoolPrivate school31 studentsJun 2024 Check
Sunny Meadow Amish SchoolPrivate school30 studentsJun 2024 Check
East Locke SchoolPrivate school24 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.

  • Nappanee Fire Department HeadquartersRecord dated Oct 2020
  • Nappanee Fire Department Station 2Record dated Oct 2020