FirePreplans

Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Otter Tail County.

Fergus Falls Fire Department

  • 9,927pre-plans, about one per building
  • 22life-risk sites
  • 341estimated 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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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 3 career firefighters.

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Kennedy High School, public schoolKennedy Middle School, public schoolCleveland Elementary, public schoolAdams Elementary, public schoolMcKinley Elementary, public schoolLincoln School, public schoolHillcrest Lutheran Academy, private schoolPioneer Care Center, nursing homeOur Lady Of Victory Elementary School, private schoolMn Veterans Home-Fergus Falls, nursing homeFergus Falls Area Learning Center, public schoolLb Broen Home, nursing homePARK GARDENS OF FERGUS FALLS, personal care homeMILL STREET RESIDENCE, personal care homePIONEERCARE MEMORY COTTAGES, personal care homeEarly Childhood Special Education, public schoolTHE COTTAGE, personal care homeEarly Childhood Special Education, public schoolLakes Country Academy, public schoolK-8 Special Education, public schoolLake Region Healthcare Fergus Falls Hospital, hospitalShared Time School, public schoolFergus Falls Fire DepartmentKennedy HighKennedy MiddleCleveland Elem.Adams Elem.McKinley Elem.Lincoln SchoolHillcrest LutheranPioneer Care CenterMn VeteransLb Broen HomePioneercare MemorySTATION5 miNKennedy High School, public schoolKennedy Middle School, public schoolCleveland Elementary, public schoolAdams Elementary, public schoolMcKinley Elementary, public schoolLincoln School, public schoolHillcrest Lutheran Academy, private schoolPioneer Care Center, nursing homeOur Lady Of Victory Elementary School, private schoolMn Veterans Home-Fergus Falls, nursing homeFergus Falls Area Learning Center, public schoolLb Broen Home, nursing homePARK GARDENS OF FERGUS FALLS, personal care homeMILL STREET RESIDENCE, personal care homePIONEERCARE MEMORY COTTAGES, personal care homeEarly Childhood Special Education, public schoolTHE COTTAGE, personal care homeEarly Childhood Special Education, public schoolLakes Country Academy, public schoolK-8 Special Education, public schoolLake Region Healthcare Fergus Falls Hospital, hospitalShared Time School, public schoolFergus Falls Fire DepartmentKennedy HighKennedy MiddleCleveland Elem.Adams Elem.McKinley Elem.Lincoln SchoolHillcrest LutheranPioneer Care CenterMn VeteransCottageSTATION5 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.

9,927pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
22life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
341buildings 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.
143square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 20,402 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

  • Homes8,390
  • Apartments and lodging406
  • Businesses392
  • Government and assembly242
  • Farm buildings140
  • Industrial107
  • Mobile homes93
  • Schools88
  • Sheds, utility and other43
  • Nursing homes and hospitals26
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less5,320
  • 300 to 5003,104
  • 550 to 1,0001,162
  • 1,050 to 2,000218
  • over 2,000123
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
Pioneer Care CenterNursing home105 bedsSep 2026
Mn Veterans Home-Fergus FallsNursing home85 bedsSep 2026
Lb Broen HomeNursing home74 bedsSep 2026
Lake Region Healthcare Fergus Falls HospitalHospitalAt setupMay 2023
PARK GARDENS OF FERGUS FALLSPersonal care home68 licensed capacityOct 2026
MILL STREET RESIDENCEPersonal care home64 licensed capacityOct 2026
PIONEERCARE MEMORY COTTAGESPersonal care home52 licensed capacityOct 2026
THE COTTAGEPersonal care home41 licensed capacityOct 2026
Kennedy High SchoolPublic school714 studentsJun 2025
Kennedy Middle SchoolPublic school558 studentsJun 2025
Cleveland ElementaryPublic school361 studentsJun 2025
Adams ElementaryPublic school254 studentsJun 2025
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McKinley ElementaryPublic school249 studentsJun 2025
Lincoln SchoolPublic school236 studentsJun 2025
Fergus Falls Area Learning CenterPublic school83 studentsJun 2025
Early Childhood Special EducationPublic school42 studentsJun 2025
Early Childhood Special EducationPublic school27 studentsJun 2025
Lakes Country AcademyPublic school14 studentsJun 2025
K-8 Special EducationPublic school4 studentsJun 2025
Shared Time SchoolPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Hillcrest Lutheran AcademyPrivate school134 studentsJun 2024 Check
Our Lady Of Victory Elementary SchoolPrivate school89 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.

  • Fergus Falls Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2023