FirePreplans

International Falls, Minnesota. Koochiching County.

International Falls Fire Department

  • 9,251pre-plans, about one per building
  • 7life-risk sites
  • 142estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 349in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 5 career firefighters.

FALLS SECONDARY, public schoolFALLS ELEMENTARY, public schoolGood Samaritan Society - International Falls, nursing homeInt'l Falls ISD 361 ALC Program, public schoolSt Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, private schoolRainy Lake Medical Center Hospital, hospitalInt'l Falls ISD 361 Credit Recovery, public schoolInternational Falls Fire DepartmentFalls SecondaryFalls Elem.Good SamaritanInt'l Falls ISD 361Rainy Lake MedicalSTATION5 miNFALLS SECONDARY, public schoolFALLS ELEMENTARY, public schoolGood Samaritan Society - International Falls, nursing homeInt'l Falls ISD 361 ALC Program, public schoolSt Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, private schoolRainy Lake Medical Center Hospital, hospitalInt'l Falls ISD 361 Credit Recovery, public schoolInternational Falls Fire DepartmentFalls SecondaryFalls Elem.Good SamaritanSt Thomas AquinasSTATION10 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.

9,251pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
142buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
349buildings 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.
275square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 7,217 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

  • Apartments and lodging5,139
  • Homes2,673
  • Mobile homes653
  • Businesses317
  • Government and assembly210
  • Sheds, utility and other101
  • Industrial99
  • Schools27
  • Farm buildings26
  • Nursing homes and hospitals6
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less5,622
  • 300 to 5002,793
  • 550 to 1,000694
  • 1,050 to 2,00097
  • over 2,00045
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
Good Samaritan Society - International FallsNursing home54 bedsSep 2026
Rainy Lake Medical Center HospitalHospitalAt setupJul 2023
FALLS SECONDARYPublic school489 studentsJun 2025
FALLS ELEMENTARYPublic school425 studentsJun 2025
Int'l Falls ISD 361 ALC ProgramPublic school26 studentsJun 2025
Int'l Falls ISD 361 Credit RecoveryPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic SchoolPrivate school26 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.

  • International Falls Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jul 2023