FirePreplans

Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Pennington County.

Thief River Falls Fire Department

  • 7,863pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 211estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 30in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 7 career firefighters.

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CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY, public schoolLINCOLN SENIOR HIGH, public schoolFRANKLIN MIDDLE, public schoolSt Bernard's School, private schoolThief River Care Center, nursing homeOakland Park Communities, Inc., nursing homeNORTHWEST AREA LEARNING CENTER, public schoolSt John Lutheran School, private schoolSanford Thief River Falls Medical Center, hospitalSummer NW Area Learning Center, public schoolThief River Falls Fire DepartmentChallenger Elem.Lincoln Senior HighFranklin MiddleSt Bernard's SchoolThief River CareOakland ParkSt John LutheranSanford Thief RiverSTATION5 miNCHALLENGER ELEMENTARY, public schoolLINCOLN SENIOR HIGH, public schoolFRANKLIN MIDDLE, public schoolSt Bernard's School, private schoolThief River Care Center, nursing homeOakland Park Communities, Inc., nursing homeNORTHWEST AREA LEARNING CENTER, public schoolSt John Lutheran School, private schoolSanford Thief River Falls Medical Center, hospitalSummer NW Area Learning Center, public schoolThief River Falls Fire DepartmentChallenger Elem.Lincoln Senior HighFranklin MiddleSt Bernard's SchoolThief River CareOakland ParkSanford Thief RiverSTATION5 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.

7,863pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
10life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
211buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
30buildings 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.
187square miles of first dueEstimated

About 15,407 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

  • Homes6,487
  • Farm buildings360
  • Businesses340
  • Mobile homes286
  • Sheds, utility and other140
  • Apartments and lodging136
  • Industrial67
  • Schools22
  • Government and assembly17
  • Nursing homes and hospitals8
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,459
  • 300 to 5002,345
  • 550 to 1,000848
  • 1,050 to 2,000145
  • over 2,00066
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
Thief River Care CenterNursing home70 bedsSep 2026
Oakland Park Communities, Inc.Nursing home35 bedsSep 2026
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterHospitalAt setupMay 2021
CHALLENGER ELEMENTARYPublic school727 studentsJun 2025
LINCOLN SENIOR HIGHPublic school521 studentsJun 2025
FRANKLIN MIDDLEPublic school454 studentsJun 2025
NORTHWEST AREA LEARNING CENTERPublic school23 studentsJun 2025
Summer NW Area Learning CenterPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
St Bernard's SchoolPrivate school72 studentsJun 2024 Check
St John Lutheran SchoolPrivate school22 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.

  • Thief River Falls Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2023