FirePreplans

Columbus, Nebraska. Platte County.

Columbus Rural Fire Protection District

  • 15,932pre-plans, about one per building
  • 24life-risk sites
  • 475estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 830in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 71 volunteer firefighters. 18 career firefighters.

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COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolCOLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolScotus Central Catholic High School, private schoolSHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolCENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolLAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolLOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH, public schoolNORTH PARK ELEMENTARY, public schoolEMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolSt Isidore Elementary School, private schoolWEST PARK ELEMENTARY, public schoolSt Bonaventure Elementary School, private schoolKRAMER EDUCATION CENTER, public schoolLAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolEmerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus, nursing homeImmanuel Lutheran School, private schoolSt Anthony School, private schoolBrookestone Acres, nursing homePATHWAYS BEYOND/EARLY STEPS TO SUCCESS BUILDING, public schoolColumbus Christian School, private schoolColumbus Community Hospital, hospitalESU 7 CENTER, public schoolESU 7 LEARNING ACADEMY, public schoolESU 7 BRIDGES, public schoolColumbus Fire DepartmentColumbus HighColumbus MiddleScotus CentralShell Creek Elem.Centennial Elem.Lakeview HighLost Creek Elem. SchNorth Park Elem.St Isidore Elem.Lakeview Junior HighEmerald Nursing &Immanuel LutheranSt Anthony SchoolBrookestone AcresSTATION5 miNCOLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolCOLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolScotus Central Catholic High School, private schoolSHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolCENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolLAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolLOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH, public schoolNORTH PARK ELEMENTARY, public schoolEMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolSt Isidore Elementary School, private schoolWEST PARK ELEMENTARY, public schoolSt Bonaventure Elementary School, private schoolKRAMER EDUCATION CENTER, public schoolLAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolEmerald Nursing & Rehab Columbus, nursing homeImmanuel Lutheran School, private schoolSt Anthony School, private schoolBrookestone Acres, nursing homePATHWAYS BEYOND/EARLY STEPS TO SUCCESS BUILDING, public schoolColumbus Christian School, private schoolColumbus Community Hospital, hospitalESU 7 CENTER, public schoolESU 7 LEARNING ACADEMY, public schoolESU 7 BRIDGES, public schoolColumbus Fire DepartmentColumbus HighColumbus MiddleScotus CentralShell Creek Elem.Centennial Elem.Lakeview HighNorth Park Elem.Emerson Elem.Lakeview Junior HighSt Anthony SchoolSTATION5 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.

15,932pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
24life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
475buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
830buildings 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.
125square miles of first dueEstimated

About 47,984 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

  • Homes13,480
  • Sheds, utility and other1,911
  • Businesses247
  • Farm buildings98
  • Apartments and lodging97
  • Mobile homes41
  • Industrial35
  • Schools15
  • Government and assembly5
  • Nursing homes and hospitals3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less6,680
  • 300 to 5005,988
  • 550 to 1,0002,789
  • 1,050 to 2,000283
  • over 2,000192
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
Emerald Nursing & Rehab ColumbusNursing home145 bedsSep 2026
Brookestone AcresNursing home80 bedsSep 2026
Columbus Community HospitalHospitalAt setupSep 2019
COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOLPublic school1,337 studentsJun 2025
COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic school1,166 studentsJun 2025
SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school373 studentsJun 2025
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school353 studentsJun 2025
LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLPublic school344 studentsJun 2025
LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHPublic school318 studentsJun 2025
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARYPublic school304 studentsJun 2025
EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school286 studentsJun 2025
WEST PARK ELEMENTARYPublic school215 studentsJun 2025
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KRAMER EDUCATION CENTERPublic school170 studentsJun 2025
LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLPublic school152 studentsJun 2025
PATHWAYS BEYOND/EARLY STEPS TO SUCCESS BUILDINGPublic school22 studentsJun 2025
ESU 7 CENTERPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
ESU 7 LEARNING ACADEMYPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
ESU 7 BRIDGESPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Scotus Central Catholic High SchoolPrivate school375 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Isidore Elementary SchoolPrivate school216 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Bonaventure Elementary SchoolPrivate school200 studentsJun 2024 Check
Immanuel Lutheran SchoolPrivate school142 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Anthony SchoolPrivate school86 studentsJun 2024 Check
Columbus Christian SchoolPrivate school16 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.

  • Columbus Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2019