FirePreplans

Sparta, Michigan. Kent County.

Sparta Fire Department

  • 4,517pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 120estimated 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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Sparta Senior High School, public schoolRidgeview Elementary School, public schoolAppleview Elementary School, public schoolSparta Middle School, public schoolAppleview Elementary Before/After Care, child care centerSparta Early Childhood Center, child care centerSowing Seeds Child Care Center, child care centerMeadowlark Retirement Village A, personal care homeMeadowlark Retirement Village B, personal care homeSowing Seeds Child Care Center, child care centerKent ISD - Sparta GSRP, child care centerSparta Head Start, child care centerSparta Fire DepartmentSparta Senior HighRidgeview Elem.Appleview Elem.Sparta MiddleAppleview Elem.Sowing Seeds ChildMeadowlarkMeadowlarkSowing Seeds ChildSTATION2 miNSparta Senior High School, public schoolRidgeview Elementary School, public schoolAppleview Elementary School, public schoolSparta Middle School, public schoolAppleview Elementary Before/After Care, child care centerSparta Early Childhood Center, child care centerSowing Seeds Child Care Center, child care centerMeadowlark Retirement Village A, personal care homeMeadowlark Retirement Village B, personal care homeSowing Seeds Child Care Center, child care centerKent ISD - Sparta GSRP, child care centerSparta Head Start, child care centerSparta Fire DepartmentSparta Senior HighRidgeview Elem.Appleview Elem.Sparta MiddleSowing Seeds ChildMeadowlarkSTATION2 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.

4,517pre-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
120buildings 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.
288hydrants mapped, covering about 49% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Oct 2026
29square miles of first dueEstimated

About 8,570 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

  • Homes3,442
  • Businesses414
  • Farm buildings283
  • Apartments and lodging195
  • Sheds, utility and other71
  • Industrial67
  • Schools32
  • Government and assembly12
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,334
  • 300 to 5001,632
  • 550 to 1,000431
  • 1,050 to 2,00076
  • over 2,00044
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
Meadowlark Retirement Village APersonal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Meadowlark Retirement Village BPersonal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Sparta Senior High SchoolPublic school778 studentsJun 2025
Ridgeview Elementary SchoolPublic school555 studentsJun 2025
Appleview Elementary SchoolPublic school517 studentsJun 2025
Sparta Middle SchoolPublic school503 studentsJun 2025
Appleview Elementary Before/After CareChild care center60 licensed capacityOct 2026
Sparta Early Childhood CenterChild care center54 licensed capacityOct 2026
Sowing Seeds Child Care CenterChild care center30 licensed capacityOct 2026
Sowing Seeds Child Care CenterChild care center6 licensed capacityOct 2026
Kent ISD - Sparta GSRPChild care center6 licensed capacityOct 2026
Sparta Head StartChild 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.

  • Sparta Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2020