FirePreplans

Dell Rapids, South Dakota. Minnehaha County.

Dell Rapids Fire Department

  • 3,641pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 161estimated 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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All volunteer department. 1 station. 26 volunteer firefighters.

Dell Rapids Elementary - 02, public schoolDell Rapids High School - 01, public schoolDell Rapids Middle School - 03, public schoolSt Mary Catholic School, private schoolDells Nursing And Rehab Center Inc, nursing homeAvera Dells Area Hospital, hospitalDell Rapids Fire DepartmentDell Rapids Elem. -Dell Rapids High -Dell Rapids Middle -St Mary CatholicDells NursingSTATION2 miNDell Rapids Elementary - 02, public schoolDell Rapids High School - 01, public schoolDell Rapids Middle School - 03, public schoolSt Mary Catholic School, private schoolDells Nursing And Rehab Center Inc, nursing homeAvera Dells Area Hospital, hospitalDell Rapids Fire DepartmentDell Rapids Elem. -Dell Rapids High -Dell Rapids Middle -St Mary CatholicDells NursingAvera Dells AreaSTATION5 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.

3,641pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
161buildings 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.
76square miles of first dueEstimated

About 7,035 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

  • Homes3,137
  • Businesses150
  • Industrial105
  • Farm buildings96
  • Apartments and lodging66
  • Mobile homes33
  • Sheds, utility and other28
  • Government and assembly13
  • Schools9
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,397
  • 300 to 5001,311
  • 550 to 1,000772
  • 1,050 to 2,000132
  • over 2,00029
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
Dells Nursing And Rehab Center IncNursing home50 bedsSep 2026
Avera Dells Area HospitalHospitalAt setupSep 2016
Dell Rapids Elementary - 02Public school355 studentsJun 2025
Dell Rapids High School - 01Public school315 studentsJun 2025
Dell Rapids Middle School - 03Public school295 studentsJun 2025
St Mary Catholic SchoolPrivate school222 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.

  • Dell Rapids Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jun 2016