FirePreplans

Hancock, Michigan. Houghton County.

Hancock Volunteer Fire Department

  • 1,936pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 39estimated 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. 22 volunteer firefighters.

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Barkell Elementary School, public schoolCanal View - Houghton County, nursing homeBridging Gaps Childcare, child care centerCopper Country Learning Center, public schoolPortagepointe, nursing homeBHK Preschool, child care centerMission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Ce, nursing homeBarkell Elementary School, child care centerOak House, personal care homeRyan School, child care centerGabby's Guppies Child Care Center, child care centerPortage Health Hospital - Hancock, hospitalHancock Fire DepartmentBarkell Elem.Canal View -Bridging GapsCopper CountryPortagepointeBHK PreschoolMission PointOak HouseRyan SchoolGabby's GuppiesPortage HealthSTATION1 miNBarkell Elementary School, public schoolCanal View - Houghton County, nursing homeBridging Gaps Childcare, child care centerCopper Country Learning Center, public schoolPortagepointe, nursing homeBHK Preschool, child care centerMission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Ce, nursing homeBarkell Elementary School, child care centerOak House, personal care homeRyan School, child care centerGabby's Guppies Child Care Center, child care centerPortage Health Hospital - Hancock, hospitalHancock Fire DepartmentBarkell Elem.Canal View -Bridging GapsCopper CountryPortagepointeBHK PreschoolMission PointSTATION2 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.

1,936pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
12life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
39buildings 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.
9square miles of first dueEstimated

About 3,326 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

  • Homes1,213
  • Businesses412
  • Apartments and lodging207
  • Schools49
  • Sheds, utility and other27
  • Industrial14
  • Nursing homes and hospitals6
  • Mobile homes4
  • Government and assembly4
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,151
  • 300 to 500592
  • 550 to 1,000154
  • 1,050 to 2,00020
  • over 2,00019
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
Canal View - Houghton CountyNursing home197 bedsSep 2026
PortagepointeNursing home60 bedsSep 2026
Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation CeNursing home39 bedsSep 2026
Portage Health Hospital - HancockHospitalAt setupMay 2015
Oak HousePersonal care home12 licensed capacityOct 2026
Barkell Elementary SchoolPublic school257 studentsJun 2025
Copper Country Learning CenterPublic school77 studentsJun 2025
Bridging Gaps ChildcareChild care center111 licensed capacityOct 2026
BHK PreschoolChild care center48 licensed capacityOct 2026
Barkell Elementary SchoolChild care center14 licensed capacityOct 2026
Ryan SchoolChild care center6 licensed capacityOct 2026
Gabby's Guppies Child Care CenterChild 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.

  • Hancock Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2015