FirePreplans

East Helena, Montana. Lewis And Clark County.

East Helena Volunteer Fire Department

  • 1,563pre-plans, about one per building
  • 7life-risk sites
  • 12estimated 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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All volunteer department. 1 station. 16 volunteer firefighters.

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  • 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.

1,563pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
12buildings 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 duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 2,806 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

  • Homes1,191
  • Apartments and lodging79
  • Schools77
  • Nursing homes and hospitals64
  • Businesses59
  • Mobile homes46
  • Sheds, utility and other21
  • Industrial14
  • Government and assembly12
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less971
  • 300 to 500505
  • 550 to 1,00075
  • 1,050 to 2,0005
  • over 2,0007
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; 11% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
East Helena High SchoolPublic school563 studentsJun 2025
East Valley Middle SchoolPublic school471 studentsJun 2025
Radley Elementary SchoolPublic school428 studentsJun 2025
Prickly Pear ElemPublic school269 studentsJun 2025
227 Academy- HSPublic school59 studentsJun 2025
227 Academy- middle schoolPublic school21 studentsJun 2025
Creative Beginnings Daycare 2Child care centerAt setupDec 2024

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.

  • East Helena Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Apr 2023