FirePreplans

Lawton, Michigan. Van Buren County.

Lawton Fire Department

  • 4,237pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-risk sites
  • 84estimated 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. 2 stations. 3 volunteer firefighters.

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  • 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.

4,237pre-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
84buildings 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.
45square miles of first dueEstimated

About 7,627 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

  • Homes3,490
  • Farm buildings390
  • Mobile homes120
  • Businesses114
  • Sheds, utility and other38
  • Apartments and lodging36
  • Industrial36
  • Schools12
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,187
  • 300 to 5001,394
  • 550 to 1,000572
  • 1,050 to 2,00064
  • over 2,00020
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
Blueberry Hill Assisted LivingPersonal care home66 licensed capacityOct 2026
White Oaks Assisted Living - IiPersonal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
White Oaks Assisted Living - IPersonal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Lawton Elementary SchoolPublic school397 studentsJun 2025
Lawton Middle SchoolPublic school325 studentsJun 2025
Lawton High SchoolPublic school279 studentsJun 2025
Lawton Accelerated Academic CenterPublic school26 studentsJun 2025
A&B Building BlocksChild care center100 licensed capacityOct 2026
Lawton Little LearnersChild care center84 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.

  • Lawton Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2020