FirePreplans

Wadena, Minnesota. Wadena County.

Wadena Fire Department

  • 4,305pre-plans, about one per building
  • 13life-risk sites
  • 142estimated 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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All volunteer department. 2 stations.

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WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH, public schoolWADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY, public schoolWADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE, public schoolFreshwater Education District ALC, public schoolFair Oaks Lodge, nursing homeEARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION, public schoolTHE MEADOWS OF WADENA, personal care homeCOMFORT CARE COTTAGES, personal care homeLEAF RIVER ACADEMY, public schoolGreen Meadow School, private schoolWhite Pine Academy, public schoolElm Tree Academy, public schoolAstera Health Hospital, hospitalWadena Fire DepartmentWadena-Deer CreekWadena-Deer CreekWadena-Deer CreekFreshwater EducationEarly ChildhoodMeadowsComfort CareLeaf River AcademyGreen Meadow SchoolAstera HealthSTATION5 miNWADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH, public schoolWADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY, public schoolWADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE, public schoolFreshwater Education District ALC, public schoolFair Oaks Lodge, nursing homeEARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION, public schoolTHE MEADOWS OF WADENA, personal care homeCOMFORT CARE COTTAGES, personal care homeLEAF RIVER ACADEMY, public schoolGreen Meadow School, private schoolWhite Pine Academy, public schoolElm Tree Academy, public schoolAstera Health Hospital, hospitalWadena Fire DepartmentWadena-Deer CreekWadena-Deer CreekWadena-Deer CreekFreshwater EducationEarly ChildhoodMeadowsComfort CareGreen Meadow SchoolAstera HealthSTATION5 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.

4,305pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
13life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
142buildings 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.
67square miles of first dueEstimated

About 6,959 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

  • Homes2,984
  • Farm buildings602
  • Businesses261
  • Government and assembly187
  • Apartments and lodging186
  • Schools25
  • Sheds, utility and other22
  • Industrial20
  • Nursing homes and hospitals12
  • Mobile homes6
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,264
  • 300 to 5001,417
  • 550 to 1,000482
  • 1,050 to 2,00093
  • over 2,00049
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
Fair Oaks LodgeNursing home65 bedsSep 2026
Astera Health HospitalHospitalAt setupDec 2023
THE MEADOWS OF WADENAPersonal care home52 licensed capacityOct 2026
COMFORT CARE COTTAGESPersonal care home21 licensed capacityOct 2026
WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGHPublic school470 studentsJun 2025
WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARYPublic school450 studentsJun 2025
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADEPublic school159 studentsJun 2025
Freshwater Education District ALCPublic school101 studentsJun 2025
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONPublic school64 studentsJun 2025
LEAF RIVER ACADEMYPublic school15 studentsJun 2025
White Pine AcademyPublic school11 studentsJun 2025
Elm Tree AcademyPublic school9 studentsJun 2025
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Green Meadow SchoolPrivate school14 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.

  • Wadena Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2021