FirePreplans

Schererville, Indiana. Lake County.

Schererville Fire Department

  • 7,937pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 399estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 324in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 3 stations. 18 career firefighters.

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Homan Elementary School, public schoolPeifer Elementary School, public schoolHammond Baptist High School, private schoolSt Michael Catholic School, private schoolForest Ridge Academy, private schoolSTORYPOINT SCHERERVILLE, personal care homeSchererville Fire Department Station 1Schererville Fire Department Station 4Schererville Fire Department Station 3Homan Elem.Peifer Elem.Hammond Baptist HighSt Michael CatholicForest Ridge AcademyStorypointSTATION 1STATION 4STATION 31 miNHoman Elementary School, public schoolPeifer Elementary School, public schoolHammond Baptist High School, private schoolSt Michael Catholic School, private schoolForest Ridge Academy, private schoolSTORYPOINT SCHERERVILLE, personal care homeSchererville Fire Department Station 1Schererville Fire Department Station 4Schererville Fire Department Station 3Homan Elem.Peifer Elem.St Michael CatholicStorypointSTATION 1STATION 4STATION 32 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

7,937pre-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
399buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
324buildings 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.
12square miles of first dueEstimated

About 20,685 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

  • Homes6,929
  • Businesses432
  • Apartments and lodging292
  • Industrial131
  • Sheds, utility and other83
  • Government and assembly42
  • Schools19
  • Farm buildings5
  • Mobile homes2
  • Nursing homes and hospitals2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,929
  • 300 to 5004,114
  • 550 to 1,0001,495
  • 1,050 to 2,000311
  • over 2,00088
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
STORYPOINT SCHERERVILLEPersonal care homeAt setupOct 2026
Homan Elementary SchoolPublic school472 studentsJun 2025
Peifer Elementary SchoolPublic school420 studentsJun 2025
Hammond Baptist High SchoolPrivate school265 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Michael Catholic SchoolPrivate school202 studentsJun 2024 Check
Forest Ridge AcademyPrivate 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.

  • Schererville Fire Department Station 1Record dated Jan 2022
  • Schererville Fire Department Station 4Record dated Jan 2022
  • Schererville Fire Department Station 3Record dated Jan 2022