FirePreplans

Butte, Montana. Silver Bow County.

Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department

  • 6,630pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 251estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • At setupin the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 11 stations. 140 volunteer firefighters. 34 career firefighters.

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Butte High School, public schoolWest Elementary School, public schoolEmerson School, public schoolButte Central Elementary School, private schoolButte Central Catholic High School, private schoolSaint James Hospital, hospitalButte - Silver Bow Fire Department Station 1Butte - Silver Bow Fire Department Station 2Butte HighWest Elem.Emerson SchoolButte Central Elem.Butte CentralSaint James HospitalSTATION 1STATION 21 miNButte High School, public schoolWest Elementary School, public schoolEmerson School, public schoolButte Central Elementary School, private schoolButte Central Catholic High School, private schoolSaint James Hospital, hospitalButte - Silver Bow Fire Department Station 1Butte - Silver Bow Fire Department Station 2Butte HighWest Elem.Emerson SchoolButte Central Elem.Butte CentralSTATION 1STATION 21 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.

6,630pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
251buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
At setupbuildings in the 100-year flood zone. We read the flood map for your area when you set up, and every card shows its zone.
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
5square miles of first dueEstimated

About 11,679 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

  • Homes5,124
  • Businesses576
  • Apartments and lodging408
  • Mobile homes317
  • Sheds, utility and other105
  • Schools58
  • Government and assembly28
  • Industrial10
  • Nursing homes and hospitals3
  • Farm buildings1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,641
  • 300 to 5002,038
  • 550 to 1,000700
  • 1,050 to 2,000184
  • over 2,00067
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
Saint James HospitalHospitalAt setupSep 2024
Butte High SchoolPublic school1,266 studentsJun 2025
West Elementary SchoolPublic school503 studentsJun 2025
Emerson SchoolPublic school389 studentsJun 2025
Butte Central Elementary SchoolPrivate school372 studentsJun 2024 Check
Butte Central Catholic High SchoolPrivate school113 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.

  • Butte - Silver Bow Fire Department Station 1Record dated Apr 2015
  • Butte - Silver Bow Fire Department Station 2Record dated Sep 2019