FirePreplans

North Branch, Minnesota. Chisago County.

North Branch Fire Department

  • 7,887pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 156estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 80in the flood zone

Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 28 volunteer firefighters.

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Sunrise River Elementary School, public schoolNorth Branch Area High School, public schoolNorth Branch Area Middle School, public schoolNorth Branch Area Education Center, public schoolPhoenix Academy Charter School, public schoolECUMEN NORTH BRANCH, personal care homeEcumen North Branch, nursing homeNorse Area Learning Center, public schoolBOKA HAVEN INC, personal care homeTHE ENCORE AT NORTH BRANCH, personal care homeChisago County Schools' Life Work C, public schoolBETHEL HAVEN CARE, personal care homeNorth Branch Fire DepartmentSunrise River Elem.North Branch AreaNorth Branch AreaNorth Branch AreaPhoenix AcademyEcumen North BranchEcumen North BranchBoka Haven IncBethel Haven CareSTATION2 miNSunrise River Elementary School, public schoolNorth Branch Area High School, public schoolNorth Branch Area Middle School, public schoolNorth Branch Area Education Center, public schoolPhoenix Academy Charter School, public schoolECUMEN NORTH BRANCH, personal care homeEcumen North Branch, nursing homeNorse Area Learning Center, public schoolBOKA HAVEN INC, personal care homeTHE ENCORE AT NORTH BRANCH, personal care homeChisago County Schools' Life Work C, public schoolBETHEL HAVEN CARE, personal care homeNorth Branch Fire DepartmentSunrise River Elem.North Branch AreaNorth Branch AreaPhoenix AcademyEcumen North BranchEcumen North BranchBethel Haven CareSTATION5 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.

7,887pre-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
156buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
80buildings 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.
87square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 17,179 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

  • Homes7,274
  • Businesses219
  • Apartments and lodging105
  • Mobile homes96
  • Farm buildings85
  • Sheds, utility and other49
  • Government and assembly40
  • Schools14
  • Nursing homes and hospitals5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,789
  • 300 to 5003,924
  • 550 to 1,0001,018
  • 1,050 to 2,000115
  • over 2,00041
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
Ecumen North BranchNursing home50 bedsSep 2026
ECUMEN NORTH BRANCHPersonal care home85 licensed capacityOct 2026
BOKA HAVEN INCPersonal care home40 licensed capacityOct 2026
THE ENCORE AT NORTH BRANCHPersonal care home30 licensed capacityOct 2026
BETHEL HAVEN CAREPersonal care home11 licensed capacityOct 2026
Sunrise River Elementary SchoolPublic school960 studentsJun 2025
North Branch Area High SchoolPublic school791 studentsJun 2025
North Branch Area Middle SchoolPublic school615 studentsJun 2025
North Branch Area Education CenterPublic school239 studentsJun 2025
Phoenix Academy Charter SchoolPublic school156 studentsJun 2025
Norse Area Learning CenterPublic school41 studentsJun 2025
Chisago County Schools' Life Work CPublic school29 studentsJun 2025

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.

  • North Branch Fire DepartmentRecord dated Nov 2023