FirePreplans

Kearney, Nebraska. Buffalo County.

Kearney Volunteer Fire Department

  • 20,241pre-plans, about one per building
  • 28life-risk sites
  • 777estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 1,128in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 3 stations. 52 volunteer firefighters. 10 career firefighters.

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KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolHORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolSUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolMEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolKENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolNORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolCatholic High School Of Kearney, private schoolKearney Catholic High School, private schoolKEARNEY EDUCATION CENTER, public schoolCENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolBUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY, public schoolWINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolPARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolBRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolEMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolZion Lutheran School, private schoolGLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolFaith Christian School, private schoolMt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial, nursing homeWEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolGood Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, nursing homeMother Hull Home, nursing homeGood Samaritan Society - St John's, nursing homeBrookestone Gardens, nursing homeHANNY ARRAM CENTER, public schoolCHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital, hospitalKearney Regional Medical Center, hospitalCHI Health Richard Young Inpatient Behavioral Health Center, hospitalKearney Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Kearney Volunteer Fire Department - Riverdale StationKearney Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Kearney HighHorizon MiddleSunrise MiddleMeadowlark Elem.Kenwood Elem.Northeast Elem.Kearney EducationBuffalo Hills Elem.Glenwood Elem.STATION 1STATIONSTATION 25 miNKEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolHORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolSUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolMEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolKENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolNORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolCatholic High School Of Kearney, private schoolKearney Catholic High School, private schoolKEARNEY EDUCATION CENTER, public schoolCENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolBUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY, public schoolWINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolPARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolBRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolEMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolZion Lutheran School, private schoolGLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolFaith Christian School, private schoolMt Carmel Home - Keens Memorial, nursing homeWEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolGood Samaritan Society - St Luke's Village, nursing homeMother Hull Home, nursing homeGood Samaritan Society - St John's, nursing homeBrookestone Gardens, nursing homeHANNY ARRAM CENTER, public schoolCHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital, hospitalKearney Regional Medical Center, hospitalCHI Health Richard Young Inpatient Behavioral Health Center, hospitalKearney Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Kearney Volunteer Fire Department - Riverdale StationKearney Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Kearney HighHorizon MiddleSunrise MiddleMeadowlark Elem.Kenwood Elem.Kearney EducationCentral Elem.Glenwood Elem.STATION 1STATIONSTATION 210 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.

20,241pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
28life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
777buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
1,128buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
249square miles of first dueEstimated

About 68,335 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

  • Homes16,772
  • Sheds, utility and other2,621
  • Businesses425
  • Mobile homes118
  • Schools112
  • Farm buildings91
  • Apartments and lodging70
  • Industrial21
  • Nursing homes and hospitals8
  • Government and assembly3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less7,311
  • 300 to 5007,872
  • 550 to 1,0004,281
  • 1,050 to 2,000568
  • over 2,000209
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
Mt Carmel Home - Keens MemorialNursing home75 bedsSep 2026
Good Samaritan Society - St Luke's VillageNursing home60 bedsSep 2026
Mother Hull HomeNursing home58 bedsSep 2026
Good Samaritan Society - St John'sNursing home56 bedsSep 2026
Brookestone GardensNursing home54 bedsSep 2026
CHI Health Good Samaritan HospitalHospitalAt setupFeb 2023
Kearney Regional Medical CenterHospitalAt setupAug 2023
CHI Health Richard Young Inpatient Behavioral Health CenterHospitalAt setupMay 2025
KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOLPublic school1,663 studentsJun 2025
HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic school648 studentsJun 2025
SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic school536 studentsJun 2025
MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school417 studentsJun 2025
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KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school398 studentsJun 2025
NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school397 studentsJun 2025
KEARNEY EDUCATION CENTERPublic school332 studentsJun 2025
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school284 studentsJun 2025
BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARYPublic school272 studentsJun 2025
WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school259 studentsJun 2025
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school257 studentsJun 2025
BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school248 studentsJun 2025
EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school235 studentsJun 2025
GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school118 studentsJun 2025
WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOLPublic school65 studentsJun 2025
HANNY ARRAM CENTERPublic school2 studentsJun 2025
Catholic High School Of KearneyPrivate school355 studentsJun 2024 Check
Kearney Catholic High SchoolPrivate school355 studentsJun 2024 Check
Zion Lutheran SchoolPrivate school134 studentsJun 2024 Check
Faith Christian SchoolPrivate school95 studentsJun 2024 Check

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.

  • Kearney Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Record dated Sep 2019
  • Kearney Volunteer Fire Department - Riverdale StationRecord dated May 2025
  • Kearney Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Record dated Apr 2021