FirePreplans

St John, Indiana. Lake County.

Saint John Fire Department

  • 11,393pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-risk sites
  • 272estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 100in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 13 career firefighters.

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Lake Central High School, public schoolHal E Clark Middle School, public schoolCrown Point Christian School, private schoolIlliana Christian High School, private schoolKolling Elementary School, public schoolSt John Evangelist School, private schoolLincoln Elementary School, public schoolProtestant Reformed/Heritage Christian Schools, private schoolProvidence Christian Academy, private schoolSaint John Fire DepartmentLake Central HighHal E Clark MiddleCrown PointIlliana ChristianKolling Elem.St John EvangelistLincoln Elem.ProtestantProvidence ChristianSTATION1 miNLake Central High School, public schoolHal E Clark Middle School, public schoolCrown Point Christian School, private schoolIlliana Christian High School, private schoolKolling Elementary School, public schoolSt John Evangelist School, private schoolLincoln Elementary School, public schoolProtestant Reformed/Heritage Christian Schools, private schoolProvidence Christian Academy, private schoolSaint John Fire DepartmentLake Central HighHal E Clark MiddleCrown PointIlliana ChristianKolling Elem.St John EvangelistLincoln Elem.ProtestantProvidence ChristianSTATION2 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.

11,393pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
9life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
272buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
100buildings 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.
20square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jul 2026

About 30,736 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

  • Homes10,564
  • Farm buildings301
  • Businesses287
  • Sheds, utility and other61
  • Government and assembly57
  • Apartments and lodging51
  • Industrial36
  • Schools29
  • Nursing homes and hospitals6
  • Mobile homes1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,497
  • 300 to 5005,856
  • 550 to 1,0003,768
  • 1,050 to 2,000243
  • over 2,00029
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
Lake Central High SchoolPublic school2,926 studentsJun 2025
Hal E Clark Middle SchoolPublic school1,032 studentsJun 2025
Kolling Elementary SchoolPublic school529 studentsJun 2025
Lincoln Elementary SchoolPublic school305 studentsJun 2025
Crown Point Christian SchoolPrivate school837 studentsJun 2024 Check
Illiana Christian High SchoolPrivate school544 studentsJun 2024 Check
St John Evangelist SchoolPrivate school371 studentsJun 2024 Check
Protestant Reformed/Heritage Christian SchoolsPrivate school217 studentsJun 2024 Check
Providence Christian AcademyPrivate school53 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.

  • Saint John Fire DepartmentRecord dated Feb 2022