FirePreplans

Knoxville, Tennessee. Knox County.

Karns Volunteer Fire Department

  • 19,685pre-plans, about one per building
  • 29life-risk sites
  • 459estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 213in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 4 stations. 66 volunteer firefighters. 2 career firefighters.

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Hardin Valley Academy, public schoolKarns High School, public schoolHardin Valley Middle School, public schoolGrace Christian Academy, private schoolKarns Elementary, public schoolHardin Valley Elementary, public schoolKarns Middle School, public schoolMill Creek Elementary School, public schoolAmherst Elementary School, public schoolBall Camp Elementary, public schoolShades of Development Karns, child care centerYMCA Child Care Services @ Hardin Valley, child care centerThe Goddard School of Hardin Valley, child care centerShades of Development-Mill Creek, child care centerLittle Hawks Early Learning Center, child care centerSenator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, nursing homeKids Place, Inc. Amherst, child care centerPathways Learning Academy, child care centerLa Petite Academy - Harrell Road, child care centerKarns Preschool, public schoolYMCA Child Care Services Ball Camp, child care centerLittle Volunteer Child Care - Karns, LLC, child care centerMorning Pointe of Hardin Valley, personal care homeAutumn Care, LLC, personal care homeThe Pinnacle on Schaeffer, personal care homeThe Lantern at Morning Pointe of Hardin Valley, personal care homeTracy's Learning Center, child care centerWebb Learning Center, child care centerPrimrose School Of Hardin Valley, private schoolKarns Fire Department Station 1Karns Fire Department Station 3Karns Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Hardin ValleyHardin Valley MiddleGrace ChristianKarns Elem.Hardin Valley Elem.Karns MiddleMill Creek Elem.Amherst Elem.Ball Camp Elem.ShadesYMCA Child CareGoddard SchoolShadesLittle Hawks EarlyKids PlacePathways LearningLa Petite Academy -YMCA Child CarePinnaclePrimrose SchoolSTATION 1STATION 3STATION 22 miNHardin Valley Academy, public schoolKarns High School, public schoolHardin Valley Middle School, public schoolGrace Christian Academy, private schoolKarns Elementary, public schoolHardin Valley Elementary, public schoolKarns Middle School, public schoolMill Creek Elementary School, public schoolAmherst Elementary School, public schoolBall Camp Elementary, public schoolShades of Development Karns, child care centerYMCA Child Care Services @ Hardin Valley, child care centerThe Goddard School of Hardin Valley, child care centerShades of Development-Mill Creek, child care centerLittle Hawks Early Learning Center, child care centerSenator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home, nursing homeKids Place, Inc. Amherst, child care centerPathways Learning Academy, child care centerLa Petite Academy - Harrell Road, child care centerKarns Preschool, public schoolYMCA Child Care Services Ball Camp, child care centerLittle Volunteer Child Care - Karns, LLC, child care centerMorning Pointe of Hardin Valley, personal care homeAutumn Care, LLC, personal care homeThe Pinnacle on Schaeffer, personal care homeThe Lantern at Morning Pointe of Hardin Valley, personal care homeTracy's Learning Center, child care centerWebb Learning Center, child care centerPrimrose School Of Hardin Valley, private schoolKarns Fire Department Station 1Karns Fire Department Station 3Karns Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Hardin ValleyKarns HighGrace ChristianKarns Elem.Hardin Valley Elem.Karns MiddleMill Creek Elem.Ball Camp Elem.ShadesLa Petite Academy -PinnacleSTATION 1STATION 3STATION 25 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.

19,685pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
29life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
459buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
213buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
51square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 47,312 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

  • Homes17,303
  • Mobile homes846
  • Businesses761
  • Apartments and lodging232
  • Industrial154
  • Government and assembly133
  • Schools113
  • Farm buildings66
  • Sheds, utility and other66
  • Nursing homes and hospitals11
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less5,218
  • 300 to 50010,740
  • 550 to 1,0003,268
  • 1,050 to 2,000322
  • over 2,000137
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; 3% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' HomeNursing home140 bedsSep 2026
Morning Pointe of Hardin ValleyPersonal care home83 licensed capacityOct 2026
Autumn Care, LLCPersonal care home76 licensed capacityOct 2026
The Pinnacle on SchaefferPersonal care home74 licensed capacityOct 2026
The Lantern at Morning Pointe of Hardin ValleyPersonal care home70 licensed capacityOct 2026
Hardin Valley AcademyPublic school1,916 studentsJun 2025
Karns High SchoolPublic school1,365 studentsJun 2025
Hardin Valley Middle SchoolPublic school1,061 studentsJun 2025
Karns ElementaryPublic school931 studentsJun 2025
Hardin Valley ElementaryPublic school907 studentsJun 2025
Karns Middle SchoolPublic school900 studentsJun 2025
Mill Creek Elementary SchoolPublic school754 studentsJun 2025
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Amherst Elementary SchoolPublic school683 studentsJun 2025
Ball Camp ElementaryPublic school550 studentsJun 2025
Karns PreschoolPublic school106 studentsJun 2025
Grace Christian AcademyPrivate school1,002 studentsJun 2024 Check
Primrose School Of Hardin ValleyPrivate school15 studentsJun 2024 Check
Shades of Development KarnsChild care center250 licensed capacityAug 2025
YMCA Child Care Services @ Hardin ValleyChild care center200 licensed capacityAug 2025
The Goddard School of Hardin ValleyChild care center172 licensed capacityAug 2025
Shades of Development-Mill CreekChild care center150 licensed capacityAug 2025
Little Hawks Early Learning CenterChild care center149 licensed capacityAug 2025
Kids Place, Inc. AmherstChild care center135 licensed capacityAug 2025
Pathways Learning AcademyChild care center116 licensed capacityAug 2025
La Petite Academy - Harrell RoadChild care center114 licensed capacityAug 2025
YMCA Child Care Services Ball CampChild care center99 licensed capacityAug 2025
Little Volunteer Child Care - Karns, LLCChild care center87 licensed capacityAug 2025
Tracy's Learning CenterChild care center63 licensed capacityAug 2025
Webb Learning CenterChild care center46 licensed capacityAug 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.

  • Karns Fire Department Station 1Record dated Apr 2021
  • Karns Fire Department Station 3Record dated Apr 2021
  • Karns Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Record dated Feb 2018