FirePreplans

Kalamazoo, Michigan. Kalamazoo County.

Oshtemo Fire Department

  • 9,942pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 308estimated 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. 3 stations. 15 career firefighters.

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Prairie Ridge Elementary School, public schoolHeritage Christian Academy, private schoolJumpstart Childcare of Kalamazoo, child care centerHeritage Christian Academy, child care centerStorypoint Oshtemo, personal care homeNorth Woods Village At Kalamazoo, personal care homeNew Wonders Discovery Center, child care centerPrairie Ridge PEEP GSRP & CIS, child care centerPrairie Ridge Prime Time, child care centerYouth Advancement Academy, public schoolStarting Point Preschool, child care centerBoys To Men Group Home, public schoolOshtemo Township Fire Department Station 1 HeadquartersOshtemo Township Fire Department Station 3Oshtemo Township Fire Department Station 2Prairie Ridge Elem.Heritage ChristianJumpstart ChildcareHeritage ChristianStorypoint OshtemoNorth Woods VillageNew WondersPrairie Ridge PEEPStarting PointBoys To Men GroupSTATION 1STATION 3STATION 22 miNPrairie Ridge Elementary School, public schoolHeritage Christian Academy, private schoolJumpstart Childcare of Kalamazoo, child care centerHeritage Christian Academy, child care centerStorypoint Oshtemo, personal care homeNorth Woods Village At Kalamazoo, personal care homeNew Wonders Discovery Center, child care centerPrairie Ridge PEEP GSRP & CIS, child care centerPrairie Ridge Prime Time, child care centerYouth Advancement Academy, public schoolStarting Point Preschool, child care centerBoys To Men Group Home, public schoolOshtemo Township Fire Department Station 1 HeadquartersOshtemo Township Fire Department Station 3Oshtemo Township Fire Department Station 2Prairie Ridge Elem.Jumpstart ChildcareNew WondersYouth AdvancementStarting PointBoys To Men GroupSTATION 1STATION 3STATION 25 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.

9,942pre-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 caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
308buildings 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.
56square miles of first dueEstimated

About 19,681 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

  • Homes6,943
  • Businesses2,048
  • Apartments and lodging466
  • Mobile homes217
  • Farm buildings109
  • Industrial75
  • Sheds, utility and other56
  • Schools17
  • Government and assembly9
  • Nursing homes and hospitals2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,220
  • 300 to 5003,554
  • 550 to 1,0001,860
  • 1,050 to 2,000221
  • over 2,00087
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
Storypoint OshtemoPersonal care home99 licensed capacityOct 2026
North Woods Village At KalamazooPersonal care home61 licensed capacityOct 2026
Prairie Ridge Elementary SchoolPublic school449 studentsJun 2025
Youth Advancement AcademyPublic school19 studentsJun 2025
Boys To Men Group HomePublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Heritage Christian AcademyPrivate school212 studentsJun 2024 Check
Jumpstart Childcare of KalamazooChild care center128 licensed capacityOct 2026
Heritage Christian AcademyChild care center106 licensed capacityOct 2026
New Wonders Discovery CenterChild care center61 licensed capacityOct 2026
Prairie Ridge PEEP GSRP & CISChild care center60 licensed capacityOct 2026
Prairie Ridge Prime TimeChild care center58 licensed capacityOct 2026
Starting Point PreschoolChild 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.

  • Oshtemo Township Fire Department Station 1 HeadquartersRecord dated Oct 2021
  • Oshtemo Township Fire Department Station 3Record dated Oct 2021
  • Oshtemo Township Fire Department Station 2Record dated Nov 2021