FirePreplans

Colby, Kansas. Thomas County.

Colby Fire Department

  • 5,204pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 215estimated 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. 6 career firefighters.

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Colby Elem, public schoolColby Senior High, public schoolColby Middle School, public schoolSacred Heart School, private schoolHeartland Christian School, private schoolCitizens Medical Center Ltcu, nursing homeColby Operator, Llc, nursing homeCitizens Medical Center, hospitalColby Fire DepartmentColby Fire DepartmentColby ElemColby Senior HighColby MiddleSacred Heart SchoolCitizens MedicalColby OperatorSTATIONSTATION5 miNColby Elem, public schoolColby Senior High, public schoolColby Middle School, public schoolSacred Heart School, private schoolHeartland Christian School, private schoolCitizens Medical Center Ltcu, nursing homeColby Operator, Llc, nursing homeCitizens Medical Center, hospitalColby Fire DepartmentColby Fire DepartmentColby ElemColby Senior HighColby MiddleCitizens MedicalSTATIONSTATION10 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas.

Your first due by the numbers.

5,204pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
215buildings 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.
334square miles of first duePublished by your countyCheck: list over 2 years old

About 9,729 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

  • Homes3,696
  • Farm buildings391
  • Industrial289
  • Businesses261
  • Mobile homes182
  • Apartments and lodging160
  • Government and assembly79
  • Sheds, utility and other71
  • Schools67
  • Nursing homes and hospitals8
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,564
  • 300 to 5001,745
  • 550 to 1,000680
  • 1,050 to 2,000160
  • over 2,00055
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
Citizens Medical Center LtcuNursing home60 bedsSep 2026
Colby Operator, LlcNursing home40 bedsSep 2026
Citizens Medical CenterHospitalAt setupMar 2017
Colby ElemPublic school369 studentsJun 2025
Colby Senior HighPublic school296 studentsJun 2025
Colby Middle SchoolPublic school293 studentsJun 2025
Sacred Heart SchoolPrivate school73 studentsJun 2024 Check
Heartland Christian SchoolPrivate school71 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.

  • Colby Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2021
  • Colby Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2021