FirePreplans

Sidney, Montana. Richland County.

Sidney Volunteer Fire Department

  • 9,318pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 326estimated 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. 26 volunteer firefighters.

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Sidney High School, public schoolSidney Middle School, public schoolWest Side Elementary, public schoolCentral Elementary, public schoolSidney Health Center Extended Care, nursing homeRau School, public schoolLiberty Christian School, private schoolBrorson School, public schoolSidney Health Center, hospitalJitterbugs Preschool Daycare Center, child care centerSidney Volunteer Fire DepartmentSidney HighSidney MiddleWest Side Elem.Central Elem.Rau SchoolBrorson SchoolSTATION10 miNSidney High School, public schoolSidney Middle School, public schoolWest Side Elementary, public schoolCentral Elementary, public schoolSidney Health Center Extended Care, nursing homeRau School, public schoolLiberty Christian School, private schoolBrorson School, public schoolSidney Health Center, hospitalJitterbugs Preschool Daycare Center, child care centerSidney Volunteer Fire DepartmentSidney HighSidney MiddleWest Side Elem.Rau SchoolBrorson SchoolSTATION20 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.

9,318pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
10life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
326buildings 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.
1,320square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 14,605 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

  • Homes6,120
  • Farm buildings773
  • Mobile homes771
  • Sheds, utility and other765
  • Businesses641
  • Apartments and lodging130
  • Industrial49
  • Government and assembly32
  • Schools31
  • Nursing homes and hospitals6
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less5,263
  • 300 to 5002,419
  • 550 to 1,0001,310
  • 1,050 to 2,000247
  • over 2,00079
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
Sidney Health Center Extended CareNursing home93 bedsSep 2026
Sidney Health CenterHospitalAt setupApr 2023
Sidney High SchoolPublic school355 studentsJun 2025
Sidney Middle SchoolPublic school319 studentsJun 2025
West Side ElementaryPublic school288 studentsJun 2025
Central ElementaryPublic school272 studentsJun 2025
Rau SchoolPublic school70 studentsJun 2025
Brorson SchoolPublic school5 studentsJun 2025
Liberty Christian SchoolPrivate school10 studentsJun 2024 Check
Jitterbugs Preschool Daycare CenterChild 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.

  • Sidney Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Apr 2023