FirePreplans

Bluffton, Indiana. Wells County.

Bluffton Fire Department

  • 7,114pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 242estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 48in the flood zone

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

See a sample pre-plan

Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 7 career firefighters.

Norwell High School, public schoolBluffton-Harrison Elementary Sch, public schoolNorwell Middle School, public schoolBluffton-Harrison Middle School, public schoolLancaster Central School, public schoolBluffton High School, public schoolChristian Care Retirement Community, nursing homeRiver Terrace Health Care Center, nursing homeWesleyan Heritage Academy, private schoolBluffton Regional Medical Center, hospitalBluffton Fire DepartmentNorwell HighBluffton-HarrisonNorwell MiddleBluffton-HarrisonLancaster CentralBluffton HighChristian CareRiver Terrace HealthWesleyan HeritageBluffton RegionalSTATION2 miNNorwell High School, public schoolBluffton-Harrison Elementary Sch, public schoolNorwell Middle School, public schoolBluffton-Harrison Middle School, public schoolLancaster Central School, public schoolBluffton High School, public schoolChristian Care Retirement Community, nursing homeRiver Terrace Health Care Center, nursing homeWesleyan Heritage Academy, private schoolBluffton Regional Medical Center, hospitalBluffton Fire DepartmentNorwell HighBluffton-HarrisonNorwell MiddleBluffton-HarrisonLancaster CentralChristian CareRiver Terrace HealthSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Jun 2022.

Your first due by the numbers.

7,114pre-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
242buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
48buildings 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.
53square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2022Check: list over 2 years old

About 14,962 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

  • Homes5,733
  • Businesses521
  • Mobile homes337
  • Apartments and lodging196
  • Industrial101
  • Farm buildings74
  • Government and assembly55
  • Nursing homes and hospitals39
  • Sheds, utility and other36
  • Schools22
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,019
  • 300 to 5002,795
  • 550 to 1,0001,058
  • 1,050 to 2,000158
  • over 2,00084
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
Christian Care Retirement CommunityNursing home86 bedsSep 2026
River Terrace Health Care CenterNursing home67 bedsSep 2026
Bluffton Regional Medical CenterHospitalAt setupFeb 2018
Norwell High SchoolPublic school753 studentsJun 2025
Bluffton-Harrison Elementary SchPublic school750 studentsJun 2025
Norwell Middle SchoolPublic school561 studentsJun 2025
Bluffton-Harrison Middle SchoolPublic school556 studentsJun 2025
Lancaster Central SchoolPublic school533 studentsJun 2025
Bluffton High SchoolPublic school507 studentsJun 2025
Wesleyan Heritage AcademyPrivate school11 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.

  • Bluffton Fire DepartmentRecord dated Feb 2018