FirePreplans

Lake Andes, South Dakota. Charles Mix County.

Lake Andes Fire Department

  • 2,131pre-plans, about one per building
  • 4life-risk sites
  • 51estimated 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. 2 stations. 26 volunteer firefighters.

Andes Central Elementary - 02, public schoolAndes Central High School - 01, public schoolAndes Central Middle School - 04, public schoolLake Andes Senior Living, nursing homePickstown Fire DepartmentLake Andes Volunteer Fire DepartmentAndes Central Elem.Andes Central High -Andes Central MiddleLake Andes SeniorSTATIONSTATION5 miNAndes Central Elementary - 02, public schoolAndes Central High School - 01, public schoolAndes Central Middle School - 04, public schoolLake Andes Senior Living, nursing homePickstown Fire DepartmentLake Andes Volunteer Fire DepartmentAndes Central Elem.Andes Central High -Andes Central MiddleLake Andes SeniorSTATIONSTATION10 miN
  • 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.

2,131pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
4life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
51buildings 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.
183square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 2,941 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

  • Homes1,347
  • Farm buildings382
  • Government and assembly111
  • Businesses97
  • Mobile homes94
  • Sheds, utility and other83
  • Schools14
  • Apartments and lodging3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,268
  • 300 to 500565
  • 550 to 1,000247
  • 1,050 to 2,00043
  • over 2,0008
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
Lake Andes Senior LivingNursing home43 bedsSep 2026
Andes Central Elementary - 02Public school184 studentsJun 2025
Andes Central High School - 01Public school65 studentsJun 2025
Andes Central Middle School - 04Public school51 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.

  • Pickstown Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jun 2016
  • Lake Andes Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jun 2016