FirePreplans

Chadron, Nebraska. Dawes County.

Chadron Volunteer Fire Department

  • 5,411pre-plans, about one per building
  • 11life-risk sites
  • 134estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 175in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 50 volunteer firefighters.

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CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolCHADRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolCHADRON PRIMARY, public schoolCHADRON INTERMEDIATE, public schoolCrest View Care Center, nursing homeBUILDING BLOCKS, child care centerCHADRON STATE COLLEGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, child care centerPINE RIDGE JOB CORPS, public schoolBASKET FULL OF BLESSINGS owned by LORI RETZLAFF, child care centerPRAIRIE PINES LODGE, personal care homeChadron Community Hospital, hospitalChadron Volunteer Fire DepartmentChadron MiddleChadron Senior HighChadron PrimaryChadron IntermediateBuilding BlocksChadron StatePine Ridge Job CorpsSTATION10 miNCHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolCHADRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolCHADRON PRIMARY, public schoolCHADRON INTERMEDIATE, public schoolCrest View Care Center, nursing homeBUILDING BLOCKS, child care centerCHADRON STATE COLLEGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, child care centerPINE RIDGE JOB CORPS, public schoolBASKET FULL OF BLESSINGS owned by LORI RETZLAFF, child care centerPRAIRIE PINES LODGE, personal care homeChadron Community Hospital, hospitalChadron Volunteer Fire DepartmentChadron MiddleChadron Senior HighChadron PrimaryChadron IntermediateCrest View CarePine Ridge Job CorpsSTATION10 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.

5,411pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
11life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
134buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
175buildings 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.
643square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 13,205 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

  • Homes4,303
  • Sheds, utility and other849
  • Businesses78
  • Mobile homes64
  • Farm buildings45
  • Apartments and lodging40
  • Schools26
  • Industrial5
  • Government and assembly1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,802
  • 300 to 5001,799
  • 550 to 1,000676
  • 1,050 to 2,00095
  • over 2,00039
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
Crest View Care CenterNursing home70 bedsSep 2026
Chadron Community HospitalHospitalAt setupSep 2019
PRAIRIE PINES LODGEPersonal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic school295 studentsJun 2025
CHADRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLPublic school242 studentsJun 2025
CHADRON PRIMARYPublic school221 studentsJun 2025
CHADRON INTERMEDIATEPublic school112 studentsJun 2025
PINE RIDGE JOB CORPSPublic school37 studentsJun 2025
BUILDING BLOCKSChild care center50 licensed capacityOct 2026
CHADRON STATE COLLEGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERChild care center47 licensed capacityOct 2026
BASKET FULL OF BLESSINGS owned by LORI RETZLAFFChild care center37 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.

  • Chadron Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2019