FirePreplans

Wausa, Nebraska. Knox County.

Wausa Volunteer Fire Department

  • 1,709pre-plans, about one per building
  • 4life-risk sites
  • 49estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 65in 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. 25 volunteer firefighters.

WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolWAUSA HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolTHABOR TOT CHILD CARE CENTER, child care centerCOUNTRYSIDE VILLA, personal care homeWausa Rural Fire District Ambulance and Rescue SquadWausa Elem.Wausa HighThabor Tot ChildCountryside VillaSTATION5 miNWAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolWAUSA HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolTHABOR TOT CHILD CARE CENTER, child care centerCOUNTRYSIDE VILLA, personal care homeWausa Rural Fire District Ambulance and Rescue SquadWausa Elem.Wausa HighThabor Tot ChildCountryside VillaSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Oct 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

1,709pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
4life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
49buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
65buildings 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.
118square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 2,768 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

  • Homes1,315
  • Farm buildings197
  • Sheds, utility and other123
  • Businesses60
  • Schools4
  • Apartments and lodging3
  • Mobile homes2
  • Industrial2
  • Nursing homes and hospitals2
  • Government and assembly1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,026
  • 300 to 500442
  • 550 to 1,000192
  • 1,050 to 2,00041
  • over 2,0008
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
COUNTRYSIDE VILLAPersonal care home28 licensed capacityOct 2026
WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school113 studentsJun 2025
WAUSA HIGH SCHOOLPublic school101 studentsJun 2025
THABOR TOT CHILD CARE CENTERChild care center45 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.

  • Wausa Rural Fire District Ambulance and Rescue SquadRecord dated Oct 2018