FirePreplans

Byron Center, Michigan. Kent County.

Byron Township Fire Department

  • 8,617pre-plans, about one per building
  • 21life-risk sites
  • 591estimated 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. 5 career firefighters.

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Byron Center High School, public schoolByron Center West Middle School, public schoolRobert L Nickels Intermediate School, public schoolByron Center Christian School, private schoolBrown Elementary School, public schoolHeritage Elementary School, public schoolByron Center Charter School, public schoolByron Center Christian Preschool, child care centerRailside Assisted Living Center, personal care homeThe Oaks At Byron Center, nursing homeByron Manor #2, personal care homeByron Manor #3, personal care homeByron Manor #4, personal care homeByron Manor #5, personal care homeThe Learning Experience of Bryon Center, child care centerZion Christian School, child care centerRoom to Bloom Heritage Elementary, child care centerLegacy Christian Preschool, child care centerRoom to Bloom Brown Elem. Site, child care centerByron Center Public Schools Childcare & Preschool, child care centerLittle Fliers Childcare and Development Center, child care centerByron Township Fire Department Station 1Byron Township Fire Department Station 2Byron Center HighByron Center WestRobert L NickelsByron CenterBrown Elem.Byron Center CharterByron CenterRailside AssistedOaksLearning ExperienceZion ChristianLegacy ChristianLittle FliersSTATION 1STATION 22 miNByron Center High School, public schoolByron Center West Middle School, public schoolRobert L Nickels Intermediate School, public schoolByron Center Christian School, private schoolBrown Elementary School, public schoolHeritage Elementary School, public schoolByron Center Charter School, public schoolByron Center Christian Preschool, child care centerRailside Assisted Living Center, personal care homeThe Oaks At Byron Center, nursing homeByron Manor #2, personal care homeByron Manor #3, personal care homeByron Manor #4, personal care homeByron Manor #5, personal care homeThe Learning Experience of Bryon Center, child care centerZion Christian School, child care centerRoom to Bloom Heritage Elementary, child care centerLegacy Christian Preschool, child care centerRoom to Bloom Brown Elem. Site, child care centerByron Center Public Schools Childcare & Preschool, child care centerLittle Fliers Childcare and Development Center, child care centerByron Township Fire Department Station 1Byron Township Fire Department Station 2Byron Center HighByron Center WestRobert L NickelsByron CenterBrown Elem.Heritage Elem.Byron Center CharterOaksByron Manor #2Zion ChristianLegacy ChristianSTATION 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.

8,617pre-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
591buildings 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.
1,320hydrants mapped, covering about 76% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Oct 2026
31square miles of first dueEstimated

About 30,019 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

  • Homes6,264
  • Apartments and lodging964
  • Businesses884
  • Farm buildings239
  • Industrial135
  • Sheds, utility and other89
  • Schools25
  • Mobile homes14
  • Government and assembly3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,416
  • 300 to 5003,893
  • 550 to 1,0001,717
  • 1,050 to 2,000451
  • over 2,000140
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; 4% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
The Oaks At Byron CenterNursing home60 bedsSep 2026
Railside Assisted Living CenterPersonal care home121 licensed capacityOct 2026
Byron Manor #2Personal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Byron Manor #3Personal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Byron Manor #4Personal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Byron Manor #5Personal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Byron Center High SchoolPublic school1,387 studentsJun 2025
Byron Center West Middle SchoolPublic school729 studentsJun 2025
Robert L Nickels Intermediate SchoolPublic school705 studentsJun 2025
Brown Elementary SchoolPublic school438 studentsJun 2025
Heritage Elementary SchoolPublic school398 studentsJun 2025
Byron Center Charter SchoolPublic school199 studentsJun 2025
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Byron Center Christian SchoolPrivate school537 studentsJun 2024 Check
Byron Center Christian PreschoolChild care center150 licensed capacityOct 2026
The Learning Experience of Bryon CenterChild care center20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Zion Christian SchoolChild care center19 licensed capacityOct 2026
Room to Bloom Heritage ElementaryChild care center14 licensed capacityOct 2026
Legacy Christian PreschoolChild care center12 licensed capacityOct 2026
Room to Bloom Brown Elem. SiteChild care center7 licensed capacityOct 2026
Byron Center Public Schools Childcare & PreschoolChild care center7 licensed capacityOct 2026
Little Fliers Childcare and Development 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.

  • Byron Township Fire Department Station 1Record dated Sep 2018
  • Byron Township Fire Department Station 2Record dated Jul 2026