FirePreplans

Wakarusa, Indiana. Elkhart County.

Wakarusa Volunteer Fire Department

  • 2,630pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 201estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 75in 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. 25 volunteer firefighters.

North Wood Middle School, public schoolWakarusa Elementary School, public schoolWaters Of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility, The, nursing homeOld Order Mennonite Garden Spot, private schoolPine View, private schoolCountry Echos, private schoolWakarusa Fire DepartmentNorth Wood MiddleWakarusa Elem.WatersOld Order MennonitePine ViewCountry EchosSTATION2 miNNorth Wood Middle School, public schoolWakarusa Elementary School, public schoolWaters Of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility, The, nursing homeOld Order Mennonite Garden Spot, private schoolPine View, private schoolCountry Echos, private schoolWakarusa Fire DepartmentNorth Wood MiddleWakarusa Elem.WatersOld Order MennonitePine ViewCountry EchosSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Aug 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

2,630pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
201buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
75buildings 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.
26square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Aug 2026

About 5,489 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

  • Homes2,208
  • Industrial110
  • Businesses97
  • Mobile homes89
  • Sheds, utility and other49
  • Farm buildings32
  • Government and assembly18
  • Schools15
  • Apartments and lodging7
  • Nursing homes and hospitals5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less860
  • 300 to 500956
  • 550 to 1,000613
  • 1,050 to 2,000135
  • over 2,00066
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
Waters Of Wakarusa Skilled Nursing Facility, TheNursing home133 bedsSep 2026
North Wood Middle SchoolPublic school653 studentsJun 2025
Wakarusa Elementary SchoolPublic school534 studentsJun 2025
Old Order Mennonite Garden SpotPrivate school38 studentsJun 2024 Check
Pine ViewPrivate school38 studentsJun 2024 Check
Country EchosPrivate school31 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.

  • Wakarusa Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jun 2018