FirePreplans

Madison, South Dakota. Lake County.

Madison Fire Department

  • 6,184pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 233estimated 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. 1 station. 28 volunteer firefighters. 1 career firefighters.

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Madison Elementary - 07, public schoolMadison High School - 01, public schoolMadison Middle School - 02, public schoolBethel Lutheran Home, nursing homeSt Thomas School, private schoolRustic Acres Elementary - 04, public schoolMadison Christian School, private schoolMadison Community Hospital, hospitalMadison Fire DepartmentMadison Elem. - 07Madison High - 01Madison Middle - 02Bethel Lutheran HomeSt Thomas SchoolRustic Acres Elem. -Madison ChristianMadison CommunitySTATION5 miNMadison Elementary - 07, public schoolMadison High School - 01, public schoolMadison Middle School - 02, public schoolBethel Lutheran Home, nursing homeSt Thomas School, private schoolRustic Acres Elementary - 04, public schoolMadison Christian School, private schoolMadison Community Hospital, hospitalMadison Fire DepartmentMadison Elem. - 07Madison High - 01Madison Middle - 02Bethel Lutheran HomeSt Thomas SchoolRustic Acres Elem. -Madison ChristianSTATION5 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.

6,184pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
233buildings 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.
136square miles of first dueEstimated

About 11,155 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

  • Homes4,926
  • Businesses502
  • Farm buildings262
  • Sheds, utility and other188
  • Mobile homes129
  • Government and assembly91
  • Schools57
  • Apartments and lodging14
  • Nursing homes and hospitals10
  • Industrial5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,005
  • 300 to 5001,990
  • 550 to 1,000956
  • 1,050 to 2,000162
  • over 2,00071
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
Bethel Lutheran HomeNursing home59 bedsSep 2026
Madison Community HospitalHospitalAt setupAug 2016
Madison Elementary - 07Public school515 studentsJun 2025
Madison High School - 01Public school384 studentsJun 2025
Madison Middle School - 02Public school270 studentsJun 2025
Rustic Acres Elementary - 04Public school41 studentsJun 2025
St Thomas SchoolPrivate school44 studentsJun 2024 Check
Madison Christian SchoolPrivate school2 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.

  • Madison Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jun 2016