FirePreplans

Alcester, South Dakota. Union County.

Alcester Volunteer Fire Department

  • 2,955pre-plans, about one per building
  • 5life-risk sites
  • 92estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • At setupin the flood zone

Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.

See a sample pre-plan

All volunteer department. 1 station. 24 volunteer firefighters.

Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04, public schoolAlcester-Hudson High School - 01, public schoolAlcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03, public schoolAlcester Care And Rehab Center, Inc, nursing homeAlcester-Hudson Preschool - 05, public schoolAlcester Volunteer Fire DepartmentAlcester-HudsonAlcester-Hudson HighAlcester-Hudson Jr.Alcester CareAlcester-HudsonSTATION5 miNAlcester-Hudson Elementary - 04, public schoolAlcester-Hudson High School - 01, public schoolAlcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03, public schoolAlcester Care And Rehab Center, Inc, nursing homeAlcester-Hudson Preschool - 05, public schoolAlcester Volunteer Fire DepartmentAlcester-HudsonAlcester-Hudson HighAlcester-Hudson Jr.Alcester CareAlcester-HudsonSTATION10 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.

2,955pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
5life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
92buildings 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.
192square miles of first dueEstimated

About 5,091 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

  • Homes2,470
  • Farm buildings349
  • Businesses64
  • Sheds, utility and other41
  • Mobile homes13
  • Government and assembly8
  • Apartments and lodging5
  • Schools3
  • Nursing homes and hospitals2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,703
  • 300 to 500841
  • 550 to 1,000319
  • 1,050 to 2,00081
  • over 2,00011
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
Alcester Care And Rehab Center, IncNursing home44 bedsSep 2026
Alcester-Hudson Elementary - 04Public school166 studentsJun 2025
Alcester-Hudson High School - 01Public school99 studentsJun 2025
Alcester-Hudson Jr. High - 03Public school53 studentsJun 2025
Alcester-Hudson Preschool - 05Public school33 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.

  • Alcester Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jun 2016