FirePreplans

Helena, Montana. Lewis And Clark County.

West Valley Fire Rescue

  • 11,439pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-risk sites
  • 120estimated 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. 3 stations. 30 volunteer firefighters. 2 career firefighters.

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Jim Darcy School, public schoolRossiter School, public schoolFort Harrison VA Medical Center, hospitalHSD 1 Jim Darcy SACC, child care centerLittle Angel Daycare and Preschool, child care centerROCKY Head Start Valley Center, child care centerHappy Campers Child Care Center, child care centerRocky Head Start- Rossiter Elementary, child care centerHSD 1 Rossiter, child care centerWest Valley Volunteer Fire Department Station 1West Helena Valley Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Jim Darcy SchoolRossiter SchoolFort Harrison VAHSD 1 Jim Darcy SACCROCKY Head StartHappy Campers ChildSTATION 1STATION 210 miNJim Darcy School, public schoolRossiter School, public schoolFort Harrison VA Medical Center, hospitalHSD 1 Jim Darcy SACC, child care centerLittle Angel Daycare and Preschool, child care centerROCKY Head Start Valley Center, child care centerHappy Campers Child Care Center, child care centerRocky Head Start- Rossiter Elementary, child care centerHSD 1 Rossiter, child care centerWest Valley Volunteer Fire Department Station 1West Helena Valley Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Jim Darcy SchoolFort Harrison VASTATION 1STATION 220 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.

11,439pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
9life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
120buildings 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.
1,092square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 25,340 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

  • Homes8,220
  • Mobile homes2,346
  • Businesses301
  • Farm buildings213
  • Sheds, utility and other184
  • Schools57
  • Apartments and lodging55
  • Government and assembly53
  • Nursing homes and hospitals10
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less5,780
  • 300 to 5003,810
  • 550 to 1,0001,729
  • 1,050 to 2,00096
  • over 2,00024
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; 6% 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
Fort Harrison VA Medical CenterHospitalAt setupJul 2024
Jim Darcy SchoolPublic school473 studentsJun 2025
Rossiter SchoolPublic school369 studentsJun 2025
HSD 1 Jim Darcy SACCChild care centerAt setupDec 2024
Little Angel Daycare and PreschoolChild care centerAt setupDec 2024
ROCKY Head Start Valley CenterChild care centerAt setupDec 2024
Happy Campers Child Care CenterChild care centerAt setupDec 2024
Rocky Head Start- Rossiter ElementaryChild care centerAt setupDec 2024
HSD 1 RossiterChild 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.

  • West Valley Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Record dated Mar 2018
  • West Helena Valley Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Record dated Sep 2019