FirePreplans

Saginaw, Michigan. Saginaw County.

Buena Vista Fire Department

  • 4,750pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-risk sites
  • 188estimated 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. 8 career firefighters.

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Saginaw Preparatory Academy, public schoolArthur Eddy Academy, public schoolSaginaw Preparatory Academy, child care centerHenry Doerr Early Childhood, child care centerClaytor SISD Saginaw County Head Start, child care centerArthur Eddy Academy, child care centerEdu Play Discovery Center North, child care centerWiggles & Giggles Playhouse, child care centerDaniels Den Ministries Roaring Lions Learning Ctr, child care centerBuena Vista Charter Township Fire DepartmentSaginaw PreparatoryArthur Eddy AcademySaginaw PreparatoryHenry Doerr EarlyClaytor SISD SaginawArthur Eddy AcademyEdu Play DiscoveryWiggles & GigglesDaniels DenSTATION2 miNSaginaw Preparatory Academy, public schoolArthur Eddy Academy, public schoolSaginaw Preparatory Academy, child care centerHenry Doerr Early Childhood, child care centerClaytor SISD Saginaw County Head Start, child care centerArthur Eddy Academy, child care centerEdu Play Discovery Center North, child care centerWiggles & Giggles Playhouse, child care centerDaniels Den Ministries Roaring Lions Learning Ctr, child care centerBuena Vista Charter Township Fire DepartmentSaginaw PreparatoryArthur Eddy AcademySaginaw PreparatoryArthur Eddy AcademyEdu Play DiscoveryWiggles & GigglesDaniels DenSTATION5 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.

4,750pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
9life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
188buildings 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.
20square miles of first dueEstimated

About 7,567 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

  • Homes4,155
  • Businesses350
  • Industrial121
  • Farm buildings45
  • Apartments and lodging25
  • Schools21
  • Sheds, utility and other21
  • Government and assembly9
  • Mobile homes3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,657
  • 300 to 5001,631
  • 550 to 1,000274
  • 1,050 to 2,000112
  • over 2,00076
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
Saginaw Preparatory AcademyPublic school376 studentsJun 2025
Arthur Eddy AcademyPublic school232 studentsJun 2025
Saginaw Preparatory AcademyChild care center170 licensed capacityOct 2026
Henry Doerr Early ChildhoodChild care center150 licensed capacityOct 2026
Claytor SISD Saginaw County Head StartChild care center40 licensed capacityOct 2026
Arthur Eddy AcademyChild care center30 licensed capacityOct 2026
Edu Play Discovery Center NorthChild care center30 licensed capacityOct 2026
Wiggles & Giggles PlayhouseChild care center12 licensed capacityOct 2026
Daniels Den Ministries Roaring Lions Learning CtrChild care center7 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.

  • Buena Vista Charter Township Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2018