FirePreplans

Baxter Springs, Kansas. Cherokee County.

Baxter Springs Fire Department

  • 4,422pre-plans, about one per building
  • 5life-risk sites
  • 95estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • At setupin the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 25 volunteer firefighters. 1 career firefighters.

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Baxter Springs High, public schoolLincoln Elem, public schoolCentral Elem, public schoolQuaker Hill Manor, nursing homeEVERGREEN HAVEN LLC, personal care homeBaxter Springs Fire DepartmentBaxter Springs HighLincoln ElemCentral ElemQuaker Hill ManorEvergreen Haven LlcSTATION2 miNBaxter Springs High, public schoolLincoln Elem, public schoolCentral Elem, public schoolQuaker Hill Manor, nursing homeEVERGREEN HAVEN LLC, personal care homeBaxter Springs Fire DepartmentBaxter Springs HighLincoln ElemCentral ElemQuaker Hill ManorEvergreen Haven LlcSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Oct 2023.

Your first due by the numbers.

4,422pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
5life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
95buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
At setupbuildings in the 100-year flood zone. We read the flood map for your area when you set up, and every card shows its zone.
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
66square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2023Check: list over 2 years old

About 8,309 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

  • Homes3,533
  • Mobile homes358
  • Businesses164
  • Farm buildings144
  • Industrial65
  • Apartments and lodging46
  • Government and assembly46
  • Sheds, utility and other32
  • Schools27
  • Nursing homes and hospitals7
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,420
  • 300 to 5001,439
  • 550 to 1,000468
  • 1,050 to 2,00064
  • over 2,00031
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
Quaker Hill ManorNursing home53 bedsSep 2026
EVERGREEN HAVEN LLCPersonal care homeAt setupOct 2026
Baxter Springs HighPublic school361 studentsJun 2025
Lincoln ElemPublic school245 studentsJun 2025
Central ElemPublic school223 studentsJun 2025

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.

  • Baxter Springs Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jun 2021