FirePreplans

Whitefish, Montana. Flathead County.

Whitefish Fire Department

  • 10,744pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 398estimated 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. 2 stations. 17 career firefighters.

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L A Muldown School, public schoolWhitefish Middle 5-8, public schoolWhitefish High School, public schoolWhitefish Christian Academy, private schoolWhitefish Care And Rehabilitation, nursing homeBissell School, public schoolBissell 7-8, public schoolLogan Health - Whitefish, hospitalChildrens House Montessori, child care centerCamas Day School Inc., child care centerRainbow's End Preschool & Day Care, child care centerGrowing In God's Love Childcare, child care centerWhitefish Fire Department Station 22Whitefish Fire Department Station 21L A Muldown SchoolWhitefish Middle 5-8Whitefish HighWhitefish ChristianWhitefish CareBissell SchoolBissell 7-8Logan Health -Rainbow's EndSTATION 22STATION 215 miNL A Muldown School, public schoolWhitefish Middle 5-8, public schoolWhitefish High School, public schoolWhitefish Christian Academy, private schoolWhitefish Care And Rehabilitation, nursing homeBissell School, public schoolBissell 7-8, public schoolLogan Health - Whitefish, hospitalChildrens House Montessori, child care centerCamas Day School Inc., child care centerRainbow's End Preschool & Day Care, child care centerGrowing In God's Love Childcare, child care centerWhitefish Fire Department Station 22Whitefish Fire Department Station 21L A Muldown SchoolWhitefish Middle 5-8Whitefish HighWhitefish CareBissell SchoolBissell 7-8Logan Health -STATION 22STATION 215 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.

10,744pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
12life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
398buildings 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.
101square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 20,933 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

  • Homes9,191
  • Mobile homes449
  • Apartments and lodging388
  • Businesses321
  • Sheds, utility and other168
  • Farm buildings145
  • Schools35
  • Government and assembly29
  • Industrial12
  • Nursing homes and hospitals6
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,211
  • 300 to 5003,922
  • 550 to 1,0002,213
  • 1,050 to 2,000329
  • over 2,00069
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
Whitefish Care And RehabilitationNursing home100 bedsSep 2026
Logan Health - WhitefishHospitalAt setupApr 2023
L A Muldown SchoolPublic school661 studentsJun 2025
Whitefish Middle 5-8Public school657 studentsJun 2025
Whitefish High SchoolPublic school618 studentsJun 2025
Bissell SchoolPublic school78 studentsJun 2025
Bissell 7-8Public school17 studentsJun 2025
Whitefish Christian AcademyPrivate school116 studentsJun 2024 Check
Childrens House MontessoriChild care centerAt setupDec 2024
Camas Day School Inc.Child care centerAt setupDec 2024
Rainbow's End Preschool & Day CareChild care centerAt setupDec 2024
Growing In God's Love ChildcareChild 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.

  • Whitefish Fire Department Station 22Record dated Sep 2019
  • Whitefish Fire Department Station 21Record dated Sep 2019