FirePreplans

Ralston, Nebraska. Douglas County.

Ralston Volunteer Fire Department

  • 2,518pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 61estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 8in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 35 volunteer firefighters.

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RALSTON HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolRALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolWILDEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolSt Gerald School, private schoolSEYMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolRALSTON WILDEWOOD LIL' RAMS owned by RALSTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, child care centerST. GERALD SCHOOL EXTENDED CARE owned by ST. GERALD's CHURCH OF RALSTON, child care centerTRINITY LEARNING CENTER owned by TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF RALSTON, NEBRASKA, child care centerRALSTON SEYMOUR LIL' RAMS owned by RALSTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, child care centerRALSTON TINY RAMS owned by RALSTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, child care centerRalston Volunteer Fire and RescueRalston HighRalston MiddleWildewood Elem.St Gerald SchoolSeymour Elem.RALSTON WILDEWOODST. GERALD SCHOOLTRINITY LEARNINGRALSTON SEYMOUR LIL'RALSTON TINY RAMSSTATION0.25 miNRALSTON HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolRALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolWILDEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolSt Gerald School, private schoolSEYMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolRALSTON WILDEWOOD LIL' RAMS owned by RALSTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, child care centerST. GERALD SCHOOL EXTENDED CARE owned by ST. GERALD's CHURCH OF RALSTON, child care centerTRINITY LEARNING CENTER owned by TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF RALSTON, NEBRASKA, child care centerRALSTON SEYMOUR LIL' RAMS owned by RALSTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, child care centerRALSTON TINY RAMS owned by RALSTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, child care centerRalston Volunteer Fire and RescueRalston HighRalston MiddleWildewood Elem.St Gerald SchoolSeymour Elem.RALSTON WILDEWOODST. GERALD SCHOOLTRINITY LEARNINGRALSTON SEYMOUR LIL'RALSTON TINY RAMSSTATION0.5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of May 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

2,518pre-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
61buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
8buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
318hydrants mappedHydrant maps as of Sep 2025
2square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of May 2026

About 5,356 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

  • Homes2,196
  • Sheds, utility and other189
  • Businesses61
  • Apartments and lodging37
  • Government and assembly17
  • Industrial11
  • Schools6
  • Mobile homes1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,469
  • 300 to 500876
  • 550 to 1,000112
  • 1,050 to 2,00036
  • over 2,00025
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; 28% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
RALSTON HIGH SCHOOLPublic school1,024 studentsJun 2025
RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic school488 studentsJun 2025
WILDEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school303 studentsJun 2025
SEYMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school286 studentsJun 2025
St Gerald SchoolPrivate school292 studentsJun 2024 Check
RALSTON WILDEWOOD LIL' RAMS owned by RALSTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONChild care center120 licensed capacityOct 2026
ST. GERALD SCHOOL EXTENDED CARE owned by ST. GERALD's CHURCH OF RALSTONChild care center105 licensed capacityOct 2026
TRINITY LEARNING CENTER owned by TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF RALSTON, NEBRASKAChild care center75 licensed capacityOct 2026
RALSTON SEYMOUR LIL' RAMS owned by RALSTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONChild care center60 licensed capacityOct 2026
RALSTON TINY RAMS owned by RALSTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONChild care center55 licensed capacityOct 2026

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.

  • Ralston Volunteer Fire and RescueRecord dated Oct 2023