FirePreplans

Ethan, South Dakota. Davison County.

Ethan Fire Department

  • 2,255pre-plans, about one per building
  • 3life-risk sites
  • 93estimated 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. 30 volunteer firefighters.

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  • 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.

2,255pre-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
93buildings 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.
140square miles of first dueEstimated

About 3,914 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

  • Homes1,852
  • Farm buildings263
  • Mobile homes55
  • Sheds, utility and other42
  • Businesses40
  • Schools2
  • Government and assembly1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,162
  • 300 to 500625
  • 550 to 1,000375
  • 1,050 to 2,00080
  • over 2,00013
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
Ethan Elementary - 02Public school155 studentsJun 2025
Ethan High School - 01Public school93 studentsJun 2025
Ethan Jr. High - 03Public school39 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.

  • Ethan Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jun 2016