FirePreplans

Munster, Indiana. Lake County.

Munster Fire Department

  • 10,272pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 290estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 4in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 3 stations. 1 career firefighters.

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Munster High School, public schoolWilbur Wright Middle School, public schoolFrank H Hammond Elementary School, public schoolJames B Eads Elementary School, public schoolSt Thomas More School, private schoolErnest R Elliott Elementary School, public schoolMunster Med-Inn, nursing homeSt Paul's Lutheran School, private schoolRehabilitation Center At Hartsfield Village, nursing homeCommunity Hospital, hospitalFranciscan Hospital, hospitalASSISTED LIVING AT HARTSFIELD VILLAGE, personal care homeMunster Fire Department Station 1Munster Fire Department Station 2Munster Fire Department Station 3Munster HighWilbur Wright MiddleFrank H HammondJames B Eads Elem.St Thomas MoreErnest R ElliottMunster Med-InnSt Paul's LutheranCommunity HospitalFranciscan HospitalAssisted LivingSTATION 1STATION 2STATION 31 miNMunster High School, public schoolWilbur Wright Middle School, public schoolFrank H Hammond Elementary School, public schoolJames B Eads Elementary School, public schoolSt Thomas More School, private schoolErnest R Elliott Elementary School, public schoolMunster Med-Inn, nursing homeSt Paul's Lutheran School, private schoolRehabilitation Center At Hartsfield Village, nursing homeCommunity Hospital, hospitalFranciscan Hospital, hospitalASSISTED LIVING AT HARTSFIELD VILLAGE, personal care homeMunster Fire Department Station 1Munster Fire Department Station 2Munster Fire Department Station 3Munster HighWilbur Wright MiddleFrank H HammondJames B Eads Elem.St Thomas MoreErnest R ElliottMunster Med-InnCommunity HospitalFranciscan HospitalAssisted LivingSTATION 1STATION 2STATION 31 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.

10,272pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
12life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
290buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
4buildings 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.
8square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jul 2026

About 25,096 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

  • Homes9,507
  • Businesses328
  • Apartments and lodging273
  • Industrial55
  • Sheds, utility and other48
  • Schools27
  • Government and assembly25
  • Nursing homes and hospitals9
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,705
  • 300 to 5004,946
  • 550 to 1,0001,331
  • 1,050 to 2,000212
  • over 2,00078
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
Munster Med-InnNursing home225 bedsSep 2026
Rehabilitation Center At Hartsfield VillageNursing home112 bedsSep 2026
Community HospitalHospitalAt setupJun 2018
Franciscan HospitalHospitalAt setupMay 2018
ASSISTED LIVING AT HARTSFIELD VILLAGEPersonal care homeAt setupOct 2026
Munster High SchoolPublic school1,474 studentsJun 2025
Wilbur Wright Middle SchoolPublic school990 studentsJun 2025
Frank H Hammond Elementary SchoolPublic school620 studentsJun 2025
James B Eads Elementary SchoolPublic school554 studentsJun 2025
Ernest R Elliott Elementary SchoolPublic school463 studentsJun 2025
St Thomas More SchoolPrivate school468 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Paul's Lutheran SchoolPrivate school157 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.

  • Munster Fire Department Station 1Record dated Jan 2022
  • Munster Fire Department Station 2Record dated Jan 2022
  • Munster Fire Department Station 3Record dated May 2018