FirePreplans

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Becker County.

Detroit Lakes Fire Department

  • 12,030pre-plans, about one per building
  • 18life-risk sites
  • 340estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 0in 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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DETROIT LAKES SENIOR HIGH, public schoolDETROIT LAKES MIDDLE, public schoolROSSMAN ELEMENTARY, public schoolROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY, public schoolHoly Rosary, private schoolEssentia Health Oak Crossing, nursing homeLINCOLN EARLY CHILDHOOD ED. CENTER, public schoolEmmanuel Nursing Home, nursing homeDETROIT LAKES AREA LEARNING CENTER, public schoolFaith Christian School, private schoolLaker Transitions, public schoolVoluntary Pre-Kindergarten, public schoolEssentia Health Saint Mary's - Detroit Lakes Hospital, hospitalDetroit Lakes Alternative Program, public schoolDETROIT LAKES MIDDLE ALC, public schoolAFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, public schoolHS EXTENDED YEAR PROGRAM, public schoolOut of State Care and Treatment, public schoolDetroit Lakes Fire DepartmentDetroit Lakes SeniorDetroit Lakes MiddleRossman Elem.Roosevelt Elem.Holy RosaryEssentia Health OakLincoln EarlyDetroit Lakes AreaFaith ChristianOutSTATION2 miNDETROIT LAKES SENIOR HIGH, public schoolDETROIT LAKES MIDDLE, public schoolROSSMAN ELEMENTARY, public schoolROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY, public schoolHoly Rosary, private schoolEssentia Health Oak Crossing, nursing homeLINCOLN EARLY CHILDHOOD ED. CENTER, public schoolEmmanuel Nursing Home, nursing homeDETROIT LAKES AREA LEARNING CENTER, public schoolFaith Christian School, private schoolLaker Transitions, public schoolVoluntary Pre-Kindergarten, public schoolEssentia Health Saint Mary's - Detroit Lakes Hospital, hospitalDetroit Lakes Alternative Program, public schoolDETROIT LAKES MIDDLE ALC, public schoolAFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM, public schoolHS EXTENDED YEAR PROGRAM, public schoolOut of State Care and Treatment, public schoolDetroit Lakes Fire DepartmentDetroit Lakes SeniorDetroit Lakes MiddleRossman Elem.Roosevelt Elem.Holy RosaryEmmanuel NursingDetroit Lakes AreaOutSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Oct 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

12,030pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
18life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
340buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
0buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
109square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 20,635 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

  • Homes9,602
  • Mobile homes726
  • Businesses454
  • Apartments and lodging433
  • Industrial379
  • Schools192
  • Farm buildings117
  • Sheds, utility and other60
  • Government and assembly54
  • Nursing homes and hospitals13
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less6,375
  • 300 to 5003,718
  • 550 to 1,0001,597
  • 1,050 to 2,000231
  • over 2,000109
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
Essentia Health Oak CrossingNursing home84 bedsSep 2026
Emmanuel Nursing HomeNursing home57 bedsSep 2026
Essentia Health Saint Mary's - Detroit Lakes HospitalHospitalAt setupDec 2022
DETROIT LAKES SENIOR HIGHPublic school791 studentsJun 2025
DETROIT LAKES MIDDLEPublic school617 studentsJun 2025
ROSSMAN ELEMENTARYPublic school565 studentsJun 2025
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARYPublic school562 studentsJun 2025
LINCOLN EARLY CHILDHOOD ED. CENTERPublic school64 studentsJun 2025
DETROIT LAKES AREA LEARNING CENTERPublic school57 studentsJun 2025
Laker TransitionsPublic school17 studentsJun 2025
Voluntary Pre-KindergartenPublic school17 studentsJun 2025
Detroit Lakes Alternative ProgramPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
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DETROIT LAKES MIDDLE ALCPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
HS EXTENDED YEAR PROGRAMPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Out of State Care and TreatmentPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Holy RosaryPrivate school134 studentsJun 2024 Check
Faith Christian SchoolPrivate school48 studentsJun 2024 Check

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.

  • Detroit Lakes Fire DepartmentRecord dated Dec 2022