FirePreplans

Smithville, Tennessee. Dekalb County.

DeKalb County Fire Department

  • 13,856pre-plans, about one per building
  • 1life-risk sites
  • 267estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 324in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 11 stations. 83 volunteer firefighters.

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DeKalb West Elementary, public schoolDekalb County Fire Department Station 59 MainDekalb County Volunteer Fire Department Station 61Dekalb County Fire Department Station 69Dekalb County Fire Department Station 67Dekalb County Fire Department Station 62 Short MountainDekalb County Fire Department Station 66 - BelkDekalb County Fire Department Station 65 - LibertyDekalb County Fire Department Station 63Dekalb County Fire Department Station 68Dekalb County Fire Department Station 64DeKalb West Elem.STATION 59STATION 61STATION 69STATION 67STATION 62STATION 66STATION 65STATION 63STATION 68STATION 645 miNDeKalb West Elementary, public schoolDekalb County Fire Department Station 59 MainDekalb County Volunteer Fire Department Station 61Dekalb County Fire Department Station 69Dekalb County Fire Department Station 67Dekalb County Fire Department Station 62 Short MountainDekalb County Fire Department Station 66 - BelkDekalb County Fire Department Station 65 - LibertyDekalb County Fire Department Station 63Dekalb County Fire Department Station 68Dekalb County Fire Department Station 64STATION 59STATION 61STATION 69STATION 67STATION 62STATION 66STATION 65STATION 63STATION 68STATION 6410 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.

13,856pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
1life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
267buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
324buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
400hydrants mapped, covering about 46% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Feb 2024Check: list over 2 years old
321square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 26,029 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

  • Homes11,369
  • Mobile homes1,307
  • Farm buildings511
  • Government and assembly290
  • Businesses171
  • Sheds, utility and other93
  • Apartments and lodging72
  • Industrial36
  • Schools7
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less6,323
  • 300 to 5005,197
  • 550 to 1,0002,069
  • 1,050 to 2,000222
  • over 2,00045
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
DeKalb West ElementaryPublic school466 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.

  • Dekalb County Fire Department Station 59 MainRecord dated May 2021
  • Dekalb County Volunteer Fire Department Station 61Record dated Nov 2022
  • Dekalb County Fire Department Station 69Record dated Dec 2024
  • Dekalb County Fire Department Station 67Record dated Dec 2024
  • Dekalb County Fire Department Station 62 Short MountainRecord dated May 2021
  • Dekalb County Fire Department Station 66 - BelkRecord dated Dec 2024
  • Dekalb County Fire Department Station 65 - LibertyRecord dated Dec 2024
  • Dekalb County Fire Department Station 63Record dated Dec 2024
  • Dekalb County Fire Department Station 68Record dated Dec 2024
  • Dekalb County Fire Department Station 64Record dated Dec 2024