FirePreplans

Big Rapids, Michigan. Mecosta County.

Big Rapids Department of Public Safety

  • 6,473pre-plans, about one per building
  • 23life-risk sites
  • 126estimated 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. 10 career firefighters.

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Big Rapids Middle School, public schoolRiverview Elementary School, public schoolBrookside Elementary School, public schoolEastwood Elementary, public schoolMecostaOsceola Education Center, public schoolCrossroads Charter Academy, public schoolSt Mary Catholic School, private schoolCrossroads Charter Academy K5, public schoolThe Orchards At Big Rapids, nursing homeMission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Of, nursing homeSt Peters Lutheran School, private schoolDeVries Daycare of Big Rapids, child care centerHillcrest Early Childhood Center, child care centerEvergreen Terrace Assisted Living, personal care homeBig Rapids Fields Assisted Living, personal care homeBig Rapids Fields Ii Assisted Living, personal care homeSt Mary Latchkey/Preschool, child care centerSt Peter's Lutheran Preschool, child care centerBig Rapids Crossroads ECC, child care centerCarmen's Daycare & Learning Center, child care centerCorewell Health Big Rapids Hospital, hospitalMecostaOsceola Career Center, public schoolEarlyOn, public schoolBig Rapids Department of Public Safety Fire DivisionBig Rapids MiddleRiverview Elem.Brookside Elem.Eastwood Elem.MecostaOsceolaCrossroads CharterSt Mary CatholicOrchardsMission PointDeVries DaycareEarlyOnSTATION2 miNBig Rapids Middle School, public schoolRiverview Elementary School, public schoolBrookside Elementary School, public schoolEastwood Elementary, public schoolMecostaOsceola Education Center, public schoolCrossroads Charter Academy, public schoolSt Mary Catholic School, private schoolCrossroads Charter Academy K5, public schoolThe Orchards At Big Rapids, nursing homeMission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Of, nursing homeSt Peters Lutheran School, private schoolDeVries Daycare of Big Rapids, child care centerHillcrest Early Childhood Center, child care centerEvergreen Terrace Assisted Living, personal care homeBig Rapids Fields Assisted Living, personal care homeBig Rapids Fields Ii Assisted Living, personal care homeSt Mary Latchkey/Preschool, child care centerSt Peter's Lutheran Preschool, child care centerBig Rapids Crossroads ECC, child care centerCarmen's Daycare & Learning Center, child care centerCorewell Health Big Rapids Hospital, hospitalMecostaOsceola Career Center, public schoolEarlyOn, public schoolBig Rapids Department of Public Safety Fire DivisionBig Rapids MiddleRiverview Elem.Brookside Elem.Eastwood Elem.Crossroads CharterOrchardsBig RapidsSTATION5 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.

6,473pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
23life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
126buildings 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.
86square miles of first dueEstimated

About 9,952 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

  • Homes4,993
  • Businesses893
  • Farm buildings307
  • Mobile homes69
  • Industrial61
  • Sheds, utility and other55
  • Apartments and lodging50
  • Schools28
  • Government and assembly12
  • Nursing homes and hospitals5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,269
  • 300 to 5002,484
  • 550 to 1,000594
  • 1,050 to 2,00072
  • over 2,00054
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
The Orchards At Big RapidsNursing home100 bedsSep 2026
Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation OfNursing home78 bedsSep 2026
Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalHospitalAt setupApr 2025
Evergreen Terrace Assisted LivingPersonal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Big Rapids Fields Assisted LivingPersonal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Big Rapids Fields Ii Assisted LivingPersonal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Big Rapids Middle SchoolPublic school644 studentsJun 2025
Riverview Elementary SchoolPublic school346 studentsJun 2025
Brookside Elementary SchoolPublic school336 studentsJun 2025
Eastwood ElementaryPublic school209 studentsJun 2025
MecostaOsceola Education CenterPublic school121 studentsJun 2025
Crossroads Charter AcademyPublic school117 studentsJun 2025
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Crossroads Charter Academy K5Public school103 studentsJun 2025
MecostaOsceola Career CenterPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
EarlyOnPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
St Mary Catholic SchoolPrivate school113 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Peters Lutheran SchoolPrivate school70 studentsJun 2024 Check
DeVries Daycare of Big RapidsChild care center36 licensed capacityOct 2026
Hillcrest Early Childhood CenterChild care center32 licensed capacityOct 2026
St Mary Latchkey/PreschoolChild care center14 licensed capacityOct 2026
St Peter's Lutheran PreschoolChild care center14 licensed capacityOct 2026
Big Rapids Crossroads ECCChild care center14 licensed capacityOct 2026
Carmen's Daycare & Learning CenterChild care center12 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.

  • Big Rapids Department of Public Safety Fire DivisionRecord dated May 2025