FirePreplans

Malta, Montana. Phillips County.

Phillips County Rural Volunteer Fire Department

  • 7,956pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 137estimated 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. 8 stations. 100 volunteer firefighters.

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Malta K-5, public schoolMalta High School, public schoolMalta 6-7-8, public schoolDodson School, public schoolDodson High School, public schoolWhitewater School, public schoolDodson 7-8, public schoolWhitewater High School, public schoolWhitewater 6-8, public schoolLoring Colony School, public schoolPhillips County Hospital, hospitalAEM Malta Head Start, child care centerPhillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Whitewater StationPhillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Dodson StationPhillips County Volunteer Fire Company Loring StationPhillips County Volunteer Fire Company Malta StationPhillips County Fire Company Zortman StationMalta K-5Malta HighMalta 6-7-8Dodson SchoolDodson HighWhitewater SchoolWhitewater HighLoring Colony SchoolPhillips CountySTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATION20 miNMalta K-5, public schoolMalta High School, public schoolMalta 6-7-8, public schoolDodson School, public schoolDodson High School, public schoolWhitewater School, public schoolDodson 7-8, public schoolWhitewater High School, public schoolWhitewater 6-8, public schoolLoring Colony School, public schoolPhillips County Hospital, hospitalAEM Malta Head Start, child care centerPhillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Whitewater StationPhillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Dodson StationPhillips County Volunteer Fire Company Loring StationPhillips County Volunteer Fire Company Malta StationPhillips County Fire Company Zortman StationMalta K-5Malta HighMalta 6-7-8Dodson SchoolWhitewater HighSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATION50 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.

7,956pre-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 caresEstimated
137buildings 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.
5,282square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 7,939 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

  • Homes4,814
  • Farm buildings1,088
  • Mobile homes875
  • Sheds, utility and other815
  • Businesses238
  • Apartments and lodging62
  • Schools30
  • Government and assembly27
  • Nursing homes and hospitals7
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less5,274
  • 300 to 5001,825
  • 550 to 1,000720
  • 1,050 to 2,000109
  • over 2,00028
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
Phillips County HospitalHospitalAt setupApr 2023
Malta K-5Public school246 studentsJun 2025
Malta High SchoolPublic school128 studentsJun 2025
Malta 6-7-8Public school111 studentsJun 2025
Dodson SchoolPublic school38 studentsJun 2025
Dodson High SchoolPublic school24 studentsJun 2025
Whitewater SchoolPublic school19 studentsJun 2025
Dodson 7-8Public school16 studentsJun 2025
Whitewater High SchoolPublic school10 studentsJun 2025
Whitewater 6-8Public school8 studentsJun 2025
Loring Colony SchoolPublic school7 studentsJun 2025
AEM Malta Head StartChild 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.

  • Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Whitewater StationRecord dated Sep 2019
  • Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company - Dodson StationRecord dated Sep 2019
  • Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company Loring StationRecord dated Apr 2023
  • Phillips County Volunteer Fire Company Malta StationRecord dated Apr 2023
  • Phillips County Fire Company Zortman StationRecord dated Aug 2016