FirePreplans

Cando, North Dakota. Towner County.

Cando Rural Fire Protection District

  • 1,717pre-plans, about one per building
  • 5life-risk sites
  • 53estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • At setupin the flood zone

Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.

See a sample pre-plan

All volunteer department. 1 station. 10 volunteer firefighters.

NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolNORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolTowner County Living Ctr, nursing homeSt. Francis Residence, personal care homeTowner County Medical Center, hospitalCando Fire DepartmentNorth Star Elem.North Star HighTowner County LivingSt. FrancisTowner CountySTATION5 miNNORTH STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolNORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolTowner County Living Ctr, nursing homeSt. Francis Residence, personal care homeTowner County Medical Center, hospitalCando Fire DepartmentNorth Star Elem.North Star HighTowner County LivingSt. FrancisTowner CountySTATION10 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Dec 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

1,717pre-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
53buildings 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.
292square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Dec 2025

About 3,320 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

  • Homes973
  • Sheds, utility and other744
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less906
  • 300 to 500572
  • 550 to 1,000186
  • 1,050 to 2,00038
  • over 2,00015
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
Towner County Living CtrNursing home28 bedsSep 2026
Towner County Medical CenterHospitalAt setupSep 2020
St. Francis ResidencePersonal care home5 licensed capacityApr 2026
NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school208 studentsJun 2025
NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLPublic school76 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.

  • Cando Fire DepartmentRecord dated Oct 2017