FirePreplans

Sheridan, Montana. Madison County.

Sheridan Rural Fire District

  • 2,298pre-plans, about one per building
  • 5life-risk sites
  • 39estimated 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. 20 volunteer firefighters.

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Sheridan Elementary Schl, public schoolSheridan High School, public schoolSheridan 7-8, public schoolTobacco Root Mountains Care Center, nursing homeRuby Valley Hospital, hospitalSheridan Volunteer Fire DepartmentSheridan Elem. SchlSheridan HighSheridan 7-8Tobacco RootRuby Valley HospitalSTATION5 miNSheridan Elementary Schl, public schoolSheridan High School, public schoolSheridan 7-8, public schoolTobacco Root Mountains Care Center, nursing homeRuby Valley Hospital, hospitalSheridan Volunteer Fire DepartmentSheridan Elem. SchlSheridan HighSheridan 7-8Tobacco RootRuby Valley HospitalSTATION10 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Oct 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

2,298pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
5life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
39buildings 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.
219square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2025

About 4,326 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

  • Homes1,709
  • Mobile homes271
  • Farm buildings133
  • Businesses98
  • Sheds, utility and other34
  • Apartments and lodging24
  • Government and assembly12
  • Nursing homes and hospitals9
  • Schools7
  • Industrial1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,226
  • 300 to 500686
  • 550 to 1,000347
  • 1,050 to 2,00034
  • over 2,0005
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
Tobacco Root Mountains Care CenterNursing home39 bedsSep 2026
Ruby Valley HospitalHospitalAt setupApr 2023
Sheridan Elementary SchlPublic school147 studentsJun 2025
Sheridan High SchoolPublic school58 studentsJun 2025
Sheridan 7-8Public school40 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.

  • Sheridan Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Feb 2020