FirePreplans

Howard Lake, Minnesota. Wright County.

Howard Lake Fire Department

  • 3,604pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 164estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 12in the flood zone

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

See a sample pre-plan

All volunteer department. 1 station. 29 volunteer firefighters.

HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC., public schoolHoward Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle, public schoolSt James Lutheran School, private schoolMeeker-Wright Early Childhood Sp Ed, public schoolGood Samaritan Society - Howard Lake, nursing homeHLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM, public schoolStep TD Program, public schoolJourneys Alternative Program, public schoolTrek Program, public schoolALP Credit Recovery, public schoolHoward Lake Fire DepartmentHowardHowardSt James LutheranMeeker-Wright EarlyGood SamaritanHlww AlternativeStep TD ProgramJourneys AlternativeALP Credit RecoverySTATION2 miNHOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC., public schoolHoward Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle, public schoolSt James Lutheran School, private schoolMeeker-Wright Early Childhood Sp Ed, public schoolGood Samaritan Society - Howard Lake, nursing homeHLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM, public schoolStep TD Program, public schoolJourneys Alternative Program, public schoolTrek Program, public schoolALP Credit Recovery, public schoolHoward Lake Fire DepartmentHowardHowardSt James LutheranMeeker-Wright EarlyGood SamaritanHlww AlternativeStep TD ProgramSTATION5 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.

3,604pre-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
164buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
12buildings 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.
66square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 7,393 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

  • Homes3,296
  • Apartments and lodging68
  • Schools50
  • Sheds, utility and other47
  • Businesses43
  • Industrial31
  • Mobile homes30
  • Government and assembly23
  • Farm buildings13
  • Nursing homes and hospitals3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,464
  • 300 to 5001,296
  • 550 to 1,000680
  • 1,050 to 2,000127
  • over 2,00037
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 - Howard LakeNursing home32 bedsSep 2026
HOWARD LAKE-WAVERLY-WINSTED SEC.Public school411 studentsJun 2025
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted MiddlePublic school393 studentsJun 2025
Meeker-Wright Early Childhood Sp EdPublic school68 studentsJun 2025
HLWW ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMPublic school24 studentsJun 2025
Step TD ProgramPublic school18 studentsJun 2025
Journeys Alternative ProgramPublic school9 studentsJun 2025
Trek ProgramPublic school7 studentsJun 2025
ALP Credit RecoveryPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
St James Lutheran SchoolPrivate school96 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.

  • Howard Lake Fire DepartmentRecord dated Nov 2023