FirePreplans

Saint Helens, Oregon. Columbia County.

Columbia River Fire & Rescue

  • 16,595pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 303estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • At setupin the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 7 stations. 50 volunteer firefighters. 36 career firefighters.

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St Helens High School, public schoolSt Helens Middle School, public schoolMcBride Elementary School, public schoolLewis & Clark Elementary School, public schoolHudson Park Elementary School, public schoolRainier Jr/Sr High School, public schoolColumbia City School, public schoolSt Helens Arthur Academy, public schoolWarren Elementary School, public schoolSaint Helens Post Acute, nursing homeSouth Columbia Family School, public schoolPlymouth High School, public schoolColumbia River Fire and Rescue Rainier StationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Saint Helens StationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Fernhill StationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Fairgrounds StationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Deer Island StationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Columbia City StationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Goble StationSt Helens HighSt Helens MiddleMcBride Elem.Hudson Park Elem.Rainier Jr/Sr HighColumbia City SchoolSt Helens ArthurWarren Elem.STATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATION5 miNSt Helens High School, public schoolSt Helens Middle School, public schoolMcBride Elementary School, public schoolLewis & Clark Elementary School, public schoolHudson Park Elementary School, public schoolRainier Jr/Sr High School, public schoolColumbia City School, public schoolSt Helens Arthur Academy, public schoolWarren Elementary School, public schoolSaint Helens Post Acute, nursing homeSouth Columbia Family School, public schoolPlymouth High School, public schoolColumbia River Fire and Rescue Rainier StationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Saint Helens StationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Fernhill StationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Fairgrounds StationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Deer Island StationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Columbia City StationColumbia River Fire and Rescue Goble StationSt Helens HighMcBride Elem.Hudson Park Elem.Rainier Jr/Sr HighSt Helens ArthurSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATION10 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.

16,595pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
12life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
303buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
At setupbuildings in the 100-year flood zone. We read the flood map for your area when you set up, and every card shows its zone.
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
179square miles of first dueEstimated

About 35,180 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

  • Homes12,535
  • Mobile homes2,334
  • Apartments and lodging535
  • Businesses361
  • Government and assembly312
  • Industrial223
  • Schools106
  • Farm buildings93
  • Sheds, utility and other83
  • Nursing homes and hospitals13
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less6,929
  • 300 to 5007,154
  • 550 to 1,0002,209
  • 1,050 to 2,000225
  • over 2,00078
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
Saint Helens Post AcuteNursing home92 bedsSep 2026
St Helens High SchoolPublic school823 studentsJun 2025
St Helens Middle SchoolPublic school563 studentsJun 2025
McBride Elementary SchoolPublic school452 studentsJun 2025
Lewis & Clark Elementary SchoolPublic school426 studentsJun 2025
Hudson Park Elementary SchoolPublic school423 studentsJun 2025
Rainier Jr/Sr High SchoolPublic school366 studentsJun 2025
Columbia City SchoolPublic school214 studentsJun 2025
St Helens Arthur AcademyPublic school160 studentsJun 2025
Warren Elementary SchoolPublic school109 studentsJun 2025
South Columbia Family SchoolPublic school66 studentsJun 2025
Plymouth High SchoolPublic school65 studentsJun 2025

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.

  • Columbia River Fire and Rescue Rainier StationRecord dated Jan 2023
  • Columbia River Fire and Rescue Saint Helens StationRecord dated Jan 2023
  • Columbia River Fire and Rescue Fernhill StationRecord dated Feb 2020
  • Columbia River Fire and Rescue Fairgrounds StationRecord dated Jan 2023
  • Columbia River Fire and Rescue Deer Island StationRecord dated Jan 2023
  • Columbia River Fire and Rescue Columbia City StationRecord dated Jan 2023
  • Columbia River Fire and Rescue Goble StationRecord dated Jan 2023