FirePreplans

Buffalo, Minnesota. Wright County.

Buffalo Fire Department

  • 9,884pre-plans, about one per building
  • 25life-risk sites
  • 325estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 60in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 1 career firefighters.

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BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH, public schoolBUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE, public schoolNORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY, public schoolTatanka Elementary STEM School, public schoolPARKSIDE ELEMENTARY, public schoolDISCOVERY ELEMENTARY, public schoolSt Francis Xavier Elementary School, private schoolBUFFALO EARLY CHILD. SP. ED PROGRAM, public schoolHAVENWOOD OF BUFFALO, personal care homePark View Health Care Center, nursing homeTerra Nova School, public schoolWright Technical Center ALC, public schoolGLENN BUFFALO, personal care homeLake Ridge Care Center Of Buffalo, Inc., nursing homePARK VIEW ASSISTED LIVING, personal care homeGLENN BUFFALO MC, personal care homePHOENIX LEARNING CENTER, public schoolLAKE RIDGE ASSISTED LIVING, personal care homeSWMetro Buffalo-Transitions, public schoolCornerstones Program, public schoolEastern Wright Program, public schoolWright Technical Center ALC Middle, public schoolBuffalo Hospital, hospitalWright Technical Center, public schoolPRIDE TRANSITIONS, public schoolBuffalo Fire Department - Station 1Buffalo Fire Department - Centennial StationBuffalo Senior HighBuffalo CommunityNorthwinds Elem.Tatanka Elem. STEMParkside Elem.Discovery Elem.St Francis XavierHavenwoodPark View HealthTerra Nova SchoolWright TechnicalPhoenix LearningBuffalo HospitalSTATION 1STATION2 miNBUFFALO SENIOR HIGH, public schoolBUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLE, public schoolNORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY, public schoolTatanka Elementary STEM School, public schoolPARKSIDE ELEMENTARY, public schoolDISCOVERY ELEMENTARY, public schoolSt Francis Xavier Elementary School, private schoolBUFFALO EARLY CHILD. SP. ED PROGRAM, public schoolHAVENWOOD OF BUFFALO, personal care homePark View Health Care Center, nursing homeTerra Nova School, public schoolWright Technical Center ALC, public schoolGLENN BUFFALO, personal care homeLake Ridge Care Center Of Buffalo, Inc., nursing homePARK VIEW ASSISTED LIVING, personal care homeGLENN BUFFALO MC, personal care homePHOENIX LEARNING CENTER, public schoolLAKE RIDGE ASSISTED LIVING, personal care homeSWMetro Buffalo-Transitions, public schoolCornerstones Program, public schoolEastern Wright Program, public schoolWright Technical Center ALC Middle, public schoolBuffalo Hospital, hospitalWright Technical Center, public schoolPRIDE TRANSITIONS, public schoolBuffalo Fire Department - Station 1Buffalo Fire Department - Centennial StationBuffalo Senior HighBuffalo CommunityTatanka Elem. STEMParkside Elem.Discovery Elem.St Francis XavierHavenwoodPark View HealthTerra Nova SchoolSTATION 1STATION5 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.

9,884pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
25life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
325buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
60buildings 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.
74square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 19,509 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

  • Homes8,781
  • Industrial292
  • Businesses273
  • Apartments and lodging140
  • Sheds, utility and other110
  • Farm buildings96
  • Government and assembly85
  • Schools58
  • Mobile homes35
  • Nursing homes and hospitals14
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,204
  • 300 to 5004,635
  • 550 to 1,0001,720
  • 1,050 to 2,000254
  • over 2,00071
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
Park View Health Care CenterNursing home92 bedsSep 2026
Lake Ridge Care Center Of Buffalo, Inc.Nursing home56 bedsSep 2026
Buffalo HospitalHospitalAt setupDec 2022
HAVENWOOD OF BUFFALOPersonal care home110 licensed capacityOct 2026
GLENN BUFFALOPersonal care home70 licensed capacityOct 2026
PARK VIEW ASSISTED LIVINGPersonal care home52 licensed capacityOct 2026
GLENN BUFFALO MCPersonal care home48 licensed capacityOct 2026
LAKE RIDGE ASSISTED LIVINGPersonal care home29 licensed capacityOct 2026
BUFFALO SENIOR HIGHPublic school1,681 studentsJun 2025
BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLEPublic school1,160 studentsJun 2025
NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARYPublic school419 studentsJun 2025
Tatanka Elementary STEM SchoolPublic school393 studentsJun 2025
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PARKSIDE ELEMENTARYPublic school348 studentsJun 2025
DISCOVERY ELEMENTARYPublic school257 studentsJun 2025
BUFFALO EARLY CHILD. SP. ED PROGRAMPublic school150 studentsJun 2025
Terra Nova SchoolPublic school84 studentsJun 2025
Wright Technical Center ALCPublic school81 studentsJun 2025
PHOENIX LEARNING CENTERPublic school36 studentsJun 2025
SWMetro Buffalo-TransitionsPublic school26 studentsJun 2025
Cornerstones ProgramPublic school23 studentsJun 2025
Eastern Wright ProgramPublic school8 studentsJun 2025
Wright Technical Center ALC MiddlePublic school3 studentsJun 2025
Wright Technical CenterPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
PRIDE TRANSITIONSPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
St Francis Xavier Elementary SchoolPrivate school247 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.

  • Buffalo Fire Department - Station 1Record dated Nov 2023
  • Buffalo Fire Department - Centennial StationRecord dated Nov 2023