FirePreplans

Amherst, Nebraska. Buffalo County.

Amherst Volunteer Fire Department

  • 860pre-plans, about one per building
  • 3life-risk sites
  • 7estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 26in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station.

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  • 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.

860pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
3life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
7buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
26buildings 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.
57square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 3,018 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

  • Homes708
  • Sheds, utility and other119
  • Farm buildings26
  • Mobile homes4
  • Businesses2
  • Schools1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less452
  • 300 to 500255
  • 550 to 1,000146
  • 1,050 to 2,0006
  • over 2,0001
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
AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school203 studentsJun 2025
AMHERST HIGH SCHOOLPublic school157 studentsJun 2025
AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLSChild care center36 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.

  • Amherst Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Mar 2020