FirePreplans

Chinook, Montana. Blaine County.

Chinook Volunteer Fire Department

  • 4,522pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-risk sites
  • 96estimated 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. 28 volunteer firefighters.

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Meadowlark School, public schoolChinook High School, public schoolChinook 7-8, public schoolSweet Memorial Nursing Home, nursing homeZurich School, public schoolCleveland School, public schoolBear Paw School, public schoolHartland Elementary School, public schoolKids Korner Inc, child care centerChinook Volunteer Fire DepartmentMeadowlark SchoolChinook HighChinook 7-8Sweet MemorialZurich SchoolCleveland SchoolBear Paw SchoolHartland Elem.Kids Korner IncSTATION20 miNMeadowlark School, public schoolChinook High School, public schoolChinook 7-8, public schoolSweet Memorial Nursing Home, nursing homeZurich School, public schoolCleveland School, public schoolBear Paw School, public schoolHartland Elementary School, public schoolKids Korner Inc, child care centerChinook Volunteer Fire DepartmentMeadowlark SchoolChinook HighChinook 7-8Sweet MemorialZurich SchoolCleveland SchoolBear Paw SchoolHartland Elem.Kids Korner IncSTATION50 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.

4,522pre-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
96buildings 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.
2,137square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 7,230 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

  • Homes2,984
  • Sheds, utility and other497
  • Farm buildings473
  • Apartments and lodging215
  • Mobile homes200
  • Businesses96
  • Schools33
  • Industrial11
  • Government and assembly11
  • Nursing homes and hospitals2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,897
  • 300 to 5001,135
  • 550 to 1,000394
  • 1,050 to 2,00070
  • over 2,00026
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
Sweet Memorial Nursing HomeNursing home42 bedsSep 2026
Meadowlark SchoolPublic school144 studentsJun 2025
Chinook High SchoolPublic school115 studentsJun 2025
Chinook 7-8Public school63 studentsJun 2025
Zurich SchoolPublic school23 studentsJun 2025
Cleveland SchoolPublic school11 studentsJun 2025
Bear Paw SchoolPublic school10 studentsJun 2025
Hartland Elementary SchoolPublic school8 studentsJun 2025
Kids Korner IncChild 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.

  • Chinook Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2019