FirePreplans

Niles, Michigan. Berrien County.

Niles Fire Department

  • 7,971pre-plans, about one per building
  • 21life-risk sites
  • 208estimated 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. 11 career firefighters.

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Niles Senior High School, public schoolBallard Elementary School, public schoolRing Lardner Middle School, public schoolEastside Connections School, public schoolNiles Cedar Lane, public schoolNiles Care Center, Llc, nursing homeWAY Niles, public schoolThe Orchards At Niles, nursing homeBrentwood At Niles, personal care homeNiles-Buchanan YMCA Youth Center, child care centerNiles Adventist School, private schoolPresbyterian Preschool, child care centerSouthside Special Educ School, public schoolThe Children's Center, child care centerSt Mary School, private schoolGarden Gate Montessori, child care centerNiles Comm Schools Adult Education, public schoolNiles Virtual School, public schoolAmmu's, personal care homeSt Mary's Preschool, child care centerCorewell Health Lakeland Hospitals Niles Hospital, hospitalNiles Fire DepartmentNiles Senior HighBallard Elem.Ring Lardner MiddleEastside ConnectionsNiles Cedar LaneNiles Care CenterOrchardsBrentwoodNiles-Buchanan YMCANiles AdventistPresbyterianSouthside SpecialSt Mary SchoolGarden GateCorewell HealthSTATION1 miNNiles Senior High School, public schoolBallard Elementary School, public schoolRing Lardner Middle School, public schoolEastside Connections School, public schoolNiles Cedar Lane, public schoolNiles Care Center, Llc, nursing homeWAY Niles, public schoolThe Orchards At Niles, nursing homeBrentwood At Niles, personal care homeNiles-Buchanan YMCA Youth Center, child care centerNiles Adventist School, private schoolPresbyterian Preschool, child care centerSouthside Special Educ School, public schoolThe Children's Center, child care centerSt Mary School, private schoolGarden Gate Montessori, child care centerNiles Comm Schools Adult Education, public schoolNiles Virtual School, public schoolAmmu's, personal care homeSt Mary's Preschool, child care centerCorewell Health Lakeland Hospitals Niles Hospital, hospitalNiles Fire DepartmentNiles Senior HighBallard Elem.Ring Lardner MiddleNiles Cedar LaneNiles Care CenterOrchardsNiles-Buchanan YMCASouthside SpecialGarden GateAmmu'sSTATION2 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.

7,971pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
21life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
208buildings 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.
16square miles of first dueEstimated

About 16,470 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

  • Homes7,012
  • Businesses388
  • Industrial145
  • Apartments and lodging141
  • Mobile homes82
  • Sheds, utility and other82
  • Farm buildings56
  • Schools30
  • Nursing homes and hospitals26
  • Government and assembly9
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,272
  • 300 to 5002,826
  • 550 to 1,000665
  • 1,050 to 2,000120
  • over 2,00088
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
Niles Care Center, LlcNursing home100 bedsSep 2026
The Orchards At NilesNursing home84 bedsSep 2026
Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals Niles HospitalHospitalAt setupMay 2026
Brentwood At NilesPersonal care home80 licensed capacityOct 2026
Ammu'sPersonal care home12 licensed capacityOct 2026
Niles Senior High SchoolPublic school828 studentsJun 2025
Ballard Elementary SchoolPublic school516 studentsJun 2025
Ring Lardner Middle SchoolPublic school510 studentsJun 2025
Eastside Connections SchoolPublic school403 studentsJun 2025
Niles Cedar LanePublic school134 studentsJun 2025
WAY NilesPublic school95 studentsJun 2025
Southside Special Educ SchoolPublic school37 studentsJun 2025
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Niles Comm Schools Adult EducationPublic school24 studentsJun 2025
Niles Virtual SchoolPublic school18 studentsJun 2025
Niles Adventist SchoolPrivate school65 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Mary SchoolPrivate school30 studentsJun 2024 Check
Niles-Buchanan YMCA Youth CenterChild care center71 licensed capacityOct 2026
Presbyterian PreschoolChild care center50 licensed capacityOct 2026
The Children's CenterChild care center35 licensed capacityOct 2026
Garden Gate MontessoriChild care center30 licensed capacityOct 2026
St Mary's PreschoolChild care center12 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.

  • Niles Fire DepartmentRecord dated Nov 2019