FirePreplans

West Fargo, North Dakota. Cass County.

West Fargo Rural Fire Department

  • 6,416pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-risk sites
  • 339estimated 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. 1 station. 24 volunteer firefighters. 1 career firefighters.

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WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolCHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolWESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolEASTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolSOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolL E BERGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolEARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, public schoolSheyenne Crossings Care Center/Tcu, nursing homeWEST FARGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolWest Fargo Fire DepartmentWest Fargo HighCheney MiddleWestside Elem.Eastwood Elem.South Elem.L E Berger Elem.Early ChildhoodSheyenne CrossingsWest Fargo CommunitySTATION1 miNWEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolCHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolWESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolEASTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolSOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolL E BERGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolEARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, public schoolSheyenne Crossings Care Center/Tcu, nursing homeWEST FARGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolWest Fargo Fire DepartmentWest Fargo HighWestside Elem.Eastwood Elem.Early ChildhoodWest Fargo CommunitySTATION2 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

6,416pre-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
339buildings 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.
21square miles of first dueEstimated

About 30,785 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

  • Homes5,219
  • Sheds, utility and other1,197
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,896
  • 300 to 5002,795
  • 550 to 1,0001,386
  • 1,050 to 2,000239
  • over 2,000100
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
Sheyenne Crossings Care Center/TcuNursing home64 bedsSep 2026
WEST FARGO HIGH SCHOOLPublic school1,380 studentsJun 2025
CHENEY MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic school1,006 studentsJun 2025
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school397 studentsJun 2025
EASTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school387 studentsJun 2025
SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school367 studentsJun 2025
L E BERGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school360 studentsJun 2025
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERPublic school180 studentsJun 2025
WEST FARGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLPublic school53 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.

  • West Fargo Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jun 2017