FirePreplans

New Buffalo, Michigan. Berrien County.

New Buffalo City Fire Department

  • 3,710pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 80estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • At setupin the flood zone

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

See a sample pre-plan

All volunteer department. 1 station.

New Buffalo Elementary School, public schoolNew Buffalo Senior High School, public schoolNew Buffalo Middle School, public schoolNew Buffalo Head Start, child care centerThe Bison Beginners, child care centerNew Buffalo Area Schools Daycare, child care centerNew Buffalo Township Fire Department Station 1New Buffalo Township Fire Department Station 2New Buffalo Elem.New Buffalo SeniorNew Buffalo MiddleNew Buffalo HeadNew Buffalo AreaSTATION 1STATION 22 miNNew Buffalo Elementary School, public schoolNew Buffalo Senior High School, public schoolNew Buffalo Middle School, public schoolNew Buffalo Head Start, child care centerThe Bison Beginners, child care centerNew Buffalo Area Schools Daycare, child care centerNew Buffalo Township Fire Department Station 1New Buffalo Township Fire Department Station 2New Buffalo Elem.New Buffalo SeniorNew Buffalo MiddleNew Buffalo HeadBison BeginnersSTATION 1STATION 22 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.

3,710pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
80buildings 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.
20square miles of first dueEstimated

About 2,229 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

  • Homes3,101
  • Businesses225
  • Apartments and lodging103
  • Sheds, utility and other89
  • Farm buildings71
  • Mobile homes59
  • Industrial33
  • Government and assembly23
  • Schools6
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,796
  • 300 to 5001,287
  • 550 to 1,000547
  • 1,050 to 2,00057
  • over 2,00023
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
New Buffalo Elementary SchoolPublic school211 studentsJun 2025
New Buffalo Senior High SchoolPublic school172 studentsJun 2025
New Buffalo Middle SchoolPublic school133 studentsJun 2025
New Buffalo Head StartChild care center105 licensed capacityOct 2026
The Bison BeginnersChild care center54 licensed capacityOct 2026
New Buffalo Area Schools DaycareChild care center6 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.

  • New Buffalo Township Fire Department Station 1Record dated Sep 2018
  • New Buffalo Township Fire Department Station 2Record dated Sep 2024