FirePreplans

Spearfish, South Dakota. Lawrence County.

Spearfish Fire Department

  • 8,820pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 521estimated 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. 3 stations. 60 volunteer firefighters. 2 career firefighters.

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Spearfish High School - 01, public schoolCreekside Elementary - 07, public schoolSpearfish Middle School - 05, public schoolWest Elementary - 03, public schoolMountain View Elementary - 08, public schoolBlack Hills Christian Academy, private schoolSpearfish Canyon Healthcare, nursing homeSpearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10, public schoolSpearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09, public schoolMonument Health Spearfish Hospital, hospitalBlack Hills Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 07, public schoolBlack Hills Academy at Canyon Hills - 08, public schoolSpearfish Volunteer Fire DepartmentSpearfish Volunteer Fire DepartmentSpearfish High - 01Creekside Elem. - 07Spearfish Middle -West Elem. - 03Black HillsSpearfish CanyonSpearfish AcademyMonument HealthSTATIONSTATION5 miNSpearfish High School - 01, public schoolCreekside Elementary - 07, public schoolSpearfish Middle School - 05, public schoolWest Elementary - 03, public schoolMountain View Elementary - 08, public schoolBlack Hills Christian Academy, private schoolSpearfish Canyon Healthcare, nursing homeSpearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10, public schoolSpearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09, public schoolMonument Health Spearfish Hospital, hospitalBlack Hills Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 07, public schoolBlack Hills Academy at Canyon Hills - 08, public schoolSpearfish Volunteer Fire DepartmentSpearfish Volunteer Fire DepartmentSpearfish High - 01Creekside Elem. - 07Spearfish Middle -West Elem. - 03Mountain View Elem.Black HillsSTATIONSTATION5 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.

8,820pre-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 caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
521buildings 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.
159square miles of first dueEstimated

About 17,438 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

  • Homes6,313
  • Businesses1,094
  • Mobile homes863
  • Farm buildings220
  • Sheds, utility and other189
  • Apartments and lodging74
  • Schools34
  • Government and assembly18
  • Nursing homes and hospitals14
  • Industrial1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,210
  • 300 to 5002,810
  • 550 to 1,0002,279
  • 1,050 to 2,000425
  • over 2,00096
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
Spearfish Canyon HealthcareNursing home105 bedsSep 2026
Monument Health Spearfish HospitalHospitalAt setupMay 2026
Spearfish High School - 01Public school787 studentsJun 2025
Creekside Elementary - 07Public school553 studentsJun 2025
Spearfish Middle School - 05Public school545 studentsJun 2025
West Elementary - 03Public school322 studentsJun 2025
Mountain View Elementary - 08Public school168 studentsJun 2025
Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 10Public school21 studentsJun 2025
Spearfish Academy at Canyon Hills Elementary - 09Public school2 studentsJun 2025
Black Hills Academy at Canyon Hills High School - 07Public schoolAt setupJun 2025
Black Hills Academy at Canyon Hills - 08Public schoolAt setupJun 2025
Black Hills Christian AcademyPrivate school134 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.

  • Spearfish Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2016
  • Spearfish Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2016