FirePreplans

Highland, Indiana. Lake County.

Highland Fire Department

  • 12,199pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 249estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 208in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 1 career firefighters.

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Highland High School, public schoolHighland Middle School, public schoolHighland Christian School, private schoolSouthridge Elementary School, public schoolJudith Morton Johnston Elementary, public schoolAllen J Warren Elementary School, public schoolMildred Merkley Elementary School, public schoolOur Lady Of Grace School, private schoolBible Baptist School, private schoolHappydays Childcare Inc Dba Happy Days Highland, private schoolHighland Fire Department Central StationHighland Fire Department Station 2Highland HighHighland MiddleHighland ChristianSouthridge Elem.Judith MortonAllen J Warren Elem.Mildred MerkleyOur LadyBible Baptist SchoolHappydays ChildcareSTATIONSTATION 21 miNHighland High School, public schoolHighland Middle School, public schoolHighland Christian School, private schoolSouthridge Elementary School, public schoolJudith Morton Johnston Elementary, public schoolAllen J Warren Elementary School, public schoolMildred Merkley Elementary School, public schoolOur Lady Of Grace School, private schoolBible Baptist School, private schoolHappydays Childcare Inc Dba Happy Days Highland, private schoolHighland Fire Department Central StationHighland Fire Department Station 2Highland HighHighland ChristianSouthridge Elem.Judith MortonAllen J Warren Elem.Mildred MerkleyOur LadyHappydays ChildcareSTATIONSTATION 21 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Jul 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

12,199pre-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
249buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
208buildings 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.
7square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jul 2026

About 25,156 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

  • Homes11,179
  • Businesses496
  • Apartments and lodging374
  • Industrial61
  • Sheds, utility and other42
  • Schools28
  • Government and assembly15
  • Farm buildings3
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less7,299
  • 300 to 5003,960
  • 550 to 1,000691
  • 1,050 to 2,000198
  • over 2,00051
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
Highland High SchoolPublic school971 studentsJun 2025
Highland Middle SchoolPublic school774 studentsJun 2025
Southridge Elementary SchoolPublic school439 studentsJun 2025
Judith Morton Johnston ElementaryPublic school383 studentsJun 2025
Allen J Warren Elementary SchoolPublic school308 studentsJun 2025
Mildred Merkley Elementary SchoolPublic school290 studentsJun 2025
Highland Christian SchoolPrivate school531 studentsJun 2024 Check
Our Lady Of Grace SchoolPrivate school144 studentsJun 2024 Check
Bible Baptist SchoolPrivate school26 studentsJun 2024 Check
Happydays Childcare Inc Dba Happy Days HighlandPrivate school20 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.

  • Highland Fire Department Central StationRecord dated Jan 2022
  • Highland Fire Department Station 2Record dated Jan 2022