FirePreplans

Alma, Michigan. Gratiot County.

City of Alma, Fire Department

  • 6,627pre-plans, about one per building
  • 17life-risk sites
  • 209estimated 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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Alma Senior High School, public schoolDonald L Pavlik Middle School, public schoolHillcrest Elementary School, public schoolPine Avenue Elementary School, public schoolMichigan Masonic Home, nursing homeGIRESD Center Programs, public schoolLuce Road Elementary School, public schoolSt Mary School, private schoolMichigan Masonic Home, personal care homeArbor Grove Assisted Living & Memory Care, personal care homeAlma College Child Development Center, child care centerSt Mary Preschool, child care centerGratiot Continuous Learning Center, public schoolLuce Road ECLC, child care centerChildren's Discovery Academy, child care centerKrystal House, personal care homeMidMichigan Medical Center - Gratiot, hospitalAlma Fire DepartmentAlma Senior HighDonald L PavlikHillcrest Elem.Pine Avenue Elem.Michigan MasonicGIRESD CenterLuce Road Elem.St Mary SchoolAlma College ChildKrystal HouseSTATION2 miNAlma Senior High School, public schoolDonald L Pavlik Middle School, public schoolHillcrest Elementary School, public schoolPine Avenue Elementary School, public schoolMichigan Masonic Home, nursing homeGIRESD Center Programs, public schoolLuce Road Elementary School, public schoolSt Mary School, private schoolMichigan Masonic Home, personal care homeArbor Grove Assisted Living & Memory Care, personal care homeAlma College Child Development Center, child care centerSt Mary Preschool, child care centerGratiot Continuous Learning Center, public schoolLuce Road ECLC, child care centerChildren's Discovery Academy, child care centerKrystal House, personal care homeMidMichigan Medical Center - Gratiot, hospitalAlma Fire DepartmentAlma Senior HighDonald L PavlikHillcrest Elem.Pine Avenue Elem.Luce Road Elem.St Mary SchoolAlma College ChildKrystal HouseSTATION5 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.

6,627pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
17life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
209buildings 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.
63square miles of first dueEstimated

About 11,537 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

  • Homes5,092
  • Businesses642
  • Farm buildings597
  • Sheds, utility and other100
  • Industrial80
  • Apartments and lodging44
  • Schools40
  • Nursing homes and hospitals25
  • Government and assembly7
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,484
  • 300 to 5002,242
  • 550 to 1,000692
  • 1,050 to 2,000125
  • over 2,00084
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
Michigan Masonic HomeNursing home204 bedsSep 2026
MidMichigan Medical Center - GratiotHospitalAt setupSep 2020
Michigan Masonic HomePersonal care home92 licensed capacityOct 2026
Arbor Grove Assisted Living & Memory CarePersonal care home62 licensed capacityOct 2026
Krystal HousePersonal care home8 licensed capacityOct 2026
Alma Senior High SchoolPublic school552 studentsJun 2025
Donald L Pavlik Middle SchoolPublic school457 studentsJun 2025
Hillcrest Elementary SchoolPublic school400 studentsJun 2025
Pine Avenue Elementary SchoolPublic school265 studentsJun 2025
GIRESD Center ProgramsPublic school173 studentsJun 2025
Luce Road Elementary SchoolPublic school141 studentsJun 2025
Gratiot Continuous Learning CenterPublic school41 studentsJun 2025
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St Mary SchoolPrivate school99 studentsJun 2024 Check
Alma College Child Development CenterChild care center54 licensed capacityOct 2026
St Mary PreschoolChild care center50 licensed capacityOct 2026
Luce Road ECLCChild care center30 licensed capacityOct 2026
Children's Discovery AcademyChild care center20 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.

  • Alma Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2020