FirePreplans

Bigfork, Montana. Flathead County.

Bigfork Fire Department

  • 6,122pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 179estimated 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. 8 career firefighters.

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Bigfork Elementary, public schoolBigfork High School, public schoolBigfork 6-8, public schoolSwan River School, public schoolSwan River 6-8, public schoolLakeview Rehabilitation And Nursing Llc, nursing homeBigfork Fire Department Station 31Bigfork Fire Department Station 33Bigfork Fire Department Echo Lake - Station 32Bigfork Elem.Bigfork HighBigfork 6-8Swan River SchoolSwan River 6-8LakeviewSTATION 31STATION 33STATION 325 miNBigfork Elementary, public schoolBigfork High School, public schoolBigfork 6-8, public schoolSwan River School, public schoolSwan River 6-8, public schoolLakeview Rehabilitation And Nursing Llc, nursing homeBigfork Fire Department Station 31Bigfork Fire Department Station 33Bigfork Fire Department Echo Lake - Station 32Bigfork Elem.Bigfork HighBigfork 6-8Swan River SchoolSwan River 6-8STATION 31STATION 33STATION 3210 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.

6,122pre-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 caresEstimated
179buildings 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.
131square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 10,429 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

  • Homes5,060
  • Mobile homes384
  • Businesses237
  • Farm buildings162
  • Sheds, utility and other107
  • Apartments and lodging101
  • Government and assembly45
  • Schools15
  • Industrial8
  • Nursing homes and hospitals3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,909
  • 300 to 5001,848
  • 550 to 1,0001,186
  • 1,050 to 2,000156
  • over 2,00023
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
Lakeview Rehabilitation And Nursing LlcNursing homeAt setupSep 2026
Bigfork ElementaryPublic school343 studentsJun 2025
Bigfork High SchoolPublic school333 studentsJun 2025
Bigfork 6-8Public school236 studentsJun 2025
Swan River SchoolPublic school106 studentsJun 2025
Swan River 6-8Public school52 studentsJun 2025

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.

  • Bigfork Fire Department Station 31Record dated Apr 2023
  • Bigfork Fire Department Station 33Record dated Jun 2026
  • Bigfork Fire Department Echo Lake - Station 32Record dated Apr 2023