FirePreplans

Albert Lea, Minnesota. Freeborn County.

Albert Lea Fire Rescue

  • 8,489pre-plans, about one per building
  • 19life-risk sites
  • 289estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 13in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 17 career firefighters.

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Albert Lea Senior High, public schoolSouthwest Middle, public schoolHawthorne Elementary, public schoolLakeview Elementary, public schoolHalverson Elementary, public schoolSibley Elementary, public schoolAlbert Lea Area Learning Center, public schoolGOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY ALBERT, personal care homeSt Johns On Fountain Lake, nursing homeGood Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, nursing homeSt Theodore's El, private schoolBrookside Early Childhood Sp Ed, public schoolOAK PARK PLACE OF ALBERT LEA, personal care homeThorne Crest Retirement Center, nursing homeALBERT LEA ELDER SERVICES LLC, personal care homeWATERS EDGE, personal care homeTHE MEADOWS, personal care homePRAIRIE COTTAGES OF ALBERT LEA, personal care homeMayo Clinic Health System Albert Lea, hospitalAlbert Lea Fire DepartmentAlbert Lea SeniorSouthwest MiddleHawthorne Elem.Lakeview Elem.Halverson Elem.Sibley Elem.Albert Lea AreaGood SamaritanSt Johns On FountainGood SamaritanSt Theodore's ElOak Park PlaceWaters EdgeMeadowsSTATION2 miNAlbert Lea Senior High, public schoolSouthwest Middle, public schoolHawthorne Elementary, public schoolLakeview Elementary, public schoolHalverson Elementary, public schoolSibley Elementary, public schoolAlbert Lea Area Learning Center, public schoolGOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY ALBERT, personal care homeSt Johns On Fountain Lake, nursing homeGood Samaritan Society - Albert Lea, nursing homeSt Theodore's El, private schoolBrookside Early Childhood Sp Ed, public schoolOAK PARK PLACE OF ALBERT LEA, personal care homeThorne Crest Retirement Center, nursing homeALBERT LEA ELDER SERVICES LLC, personal care homeWATERS EDGE, personal care homeTHE MEADOWS, personal care homePRAIRIE COTTAGES OF ALBERT LEA, personal care homeMayo Clinic Health System Albert Lea, hospitalAlbert Lea Fire DepartmentAlbert Lea SeniorSouthwest MiddleHawthorne Elem.Lakeview Elem.Halverson Elem.Sibley Elem.Albert Lea AreaGood SamaritanSt Johns On FountainGood SamaritanBrookside EarlyOak Park PlacePrairie CottagesSTATION5 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.

8,489pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
19life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
289buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
13buildings 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.
46square miles of first dueEstimated

About 17,394 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

  • Homes7,047
  • Businesses470
  • Apartments and lodging328
  • Government and assembly178
  • Mobile homes152
  • Industrial145
  • Schools48
  • Sheds, utility and other48
  • Farm buildings42
  • Nursing homes and hospitals31
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,769
  • 300 to 5002,647
  • 550 to 1,000784
  • 1,050 to 2,000171
  • over 2,000118
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
St Johns On Fountain LakeNursing home84 bedsSep 2026
Good Samaritan Society - Albert LeaNursing home80 bedsSep 2026
Thorne Crest Retirement CenterNursing home52 bedsSep 2026
Mayo Clinic Health System Albert LeaHospitalAt setupFeb 2024
GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY ALBERTPersonal care home86 licensed capacityOct 2026
OAK PARK PLACE OF ALBERT LEAPersonal care home62 licensed capacityOct 2026
ALBERT LEA ELDER SERVICES LLCPersonal care home52 licensed capacityOct 2026
WATERS EDGEPersonal care home51 licensed capacityOct 2026
THE MEADOWSPersonal care home36 licensed capacityOct 2026
PRAIRIE COTTAGES OF ALBERT LEAPersonal care home26 licensed capacityOct 2026
Albert Lea Senior HighPublic school1,196 studentsJun 2025
Southwest MiddlePublic school486 studentsJun 2025
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Hawthorne ElementaryPublic school400 studentsJun 2025
Lakeview ElementaryPublic school400 studentsJun 2025
Halverson ElementaryPublic school360 studentsJun 2025
Sibley ElementaryPublic school275 studentsJun 2025
Albert Lea Area Learning CenterPublic school113 studentsJun 2025
Brookside Early Childhood Sp EdPublic school68 studentsJun 2025
St Theodore's ElPrivate school78 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.

  • Albert Lea Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jun 2021