FirePreplans

Benzonia, Michigan. Benzie County.

Benzonia Township Fire Department

  • 3,529pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 57estimated 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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All volunteer department. 1 station.

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Benzie Central Sr High School, public schoolBenzie Central Middle School, public schoolHomestead Hills Elementary School, public schoolSEEDS - Benzie Central MS, child care centerBenzie Academy, public schoolCrystal Lake Preschool, child care centerHomestead Hills Elementary Preschool, child care centerBear Lake Early Childhood and Family Services, child care centerBenzonia Township Fire DepartmentBenzie Central SrBenzie CentralHomestead HillsSEEDS - BenzieBenzie AcademyCrystal LakeHomestead HillsBear Lake EarlySTATION2 miNBenzie Central Sr High School, public schoolBenzie Central Middle School, public schoolHomestead Hills Elementary School, public schoolSEEDS - Benzie Central MS, child care centerBenzie Academy, public schoolCrystal Lake Preschool, child care centerHomestead Hills Elementary Preschool, child care centerBear Lake Early Childhood and Family Services, child care centerBenzonia Township Fire DepartmentBenzie Central SrBenzie CentralHomestead HillsSEEDS - BenzieBenzie AcademyBear Lake EarlySTATION5 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.

3,529pre-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 caresEstimated
57buildings 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.
62square miles of first dueEstimated

About 3,606 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

  • Homes3,061
  • Businesses254
  • Farm buildings87
  • Apartments and lodging36
  • Schools26
  • Industrial23
  • Government and assembly21
  • Sheds, utility and other18
  • Mobile homes3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,772
  • 300 to 5001,320
  • 550 to 1,000380
  • 1,050 to 2,00044
  • over 2,00013
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
Benzie Central Sr High SchoolPublic school292 studentsJun 2025
Benzie Central Middle SchoolPublic school239 studentsJun 2025
Homestead Hills Elementary SchoolPublic school209 studentsJun 2025
Benzie AcademyPublic school85 studentsJun 2025
SEEDS - Benzie Central MSChild care center126 licensed capacityOct 2026
Crystal Lake PreschoolChild care center48 licensed capacityOct 2026
Homestead Hills Elementary PreschoolChild care center18 licensed capacityOct 2026
Bear Lake Early Childhood and Family ServicesChild care center16 licensed capacityOct 2026

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.

  • Benzonia Township Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jul 2026