FirePreplans

Vermillion, South Dakota. Clay County.

Vermillion Fire EMS Department

  • 5,662pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 218estimated 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. 2 stations. 37 volunteer firefighters. 5 career firefighters.

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Vermillion Elementary - 05, public schoolVermillion High School - 01, public schoolVermillion Middle School - 02, public schoolSt Agnes Elementary School, private schoolSanford Care Center Vermillion, nursing homeSanford Hospital Vermillion, hospitalVermillion Fire Department Station 2Vermillion Fire Department Station 1Vermillion Elem. -Vermillion High - 01Vermillion Middle -St Agnes Elem.STATION 2STATION 15 miNVermillion Elementary - 05, public schoolVermillion High School - 01, public schoolVermillion Middle School - 02, public schoolSt Agnes Elementary School, private schoolSanford Care Center Vermillion, nursing homeSanford Hospital Vermillion, hospitalVermillion Fire Department Station 2Vermillion Fire Department Station 1Vermillion Elem. -Vermillion High - 01Vermillion Middle -St Agnes Elem.STATION 2STATION 15 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.

5,662pre-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
218buildings 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.
488hydrants mapped, covering about 56% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Oct 2026
189square miles of first dueEstimated

About 11,571 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

  • Homes4,614
  • Businesses278
  • Apartments and lodging225
  • Sheds, utility and other173
  • Mobile homes143
  • Schools116
  • Farm buildings85
  • Industrial17
  • Government and assembly8
  • Nursing homes and hospitals3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,048
  • 300 to 5001,664
  • 550 to 1,000732
  • 1,050 to 2,000145
  • over 2,00073
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
Sanford Care Center VermillionNursing home66 bedsSep 2026
Sanford Hospital VermillionHospitalAt setupSep 2016
Vermillion Elementary - 05Public school625 studentsJun 2025
Vermillion High School - 01Public school413 studentsJun 2025
Vermillion Middle School - 02Public school343 studentsJun 2025
St Agnes Elementary SchoolPrivate school88 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.

  • Vermillion Fire Department Station 2Record dated Jun 2016
  • Vermillion Fire Department Station 1Record dated Jun 2016