FirePreplans

South Houston, Texas. Harris County.

South Houston Volunteer Fire Department

  • 5,600pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 99estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 1,359in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 2 stations. 31 volunteer firefighters.

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SOUTH HOUSTON H S, public schoolSOUTH HOUSTON INT, public schoolMATTHYS EL, public schoolSOUTH HOUSTON EL, public schoolElite Tots Learning Academy South Houston, child care centerFresh Start Developmental Learning & Fine Art Center, child care centerSouth Houston Volunteer Fire Department Station 1South Houston Volunteer Fire Department Station 2South Houston H SSouth Houston IntMatthys ElSouth Houston ElElite Tots LearningFresh StartSTATION 1STATION 20.5 miNSOUTH HOUSTON H S, public schoolSOUTH HOUSTON INT, public schoolMATTHYS EL, public schoolSOUTH HOUSTON EL, public schoolElite Tots Learning Academy South Houston, child care centerFresh Start Developmental Learning & Fine Art Center, child care centerSouth Houston Volunteer Fire Department Station 1South Houston Volunteer Fire Department Station 2South Houston H SSouth Houston IntMatthys ElSouth Houston ElElite Tots LearningFresh StartSTATION 1STATION 20.5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Apr 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

5,600pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
99buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
1,359buildings 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.
3square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Apr 2026

About 16,069 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

  • Homes3,925
  • Industrial448
  • Businesses405
  • Mobile homes341
  • Apartments and lodging250
  • Sheds, utility and other135
  • Government and assembly79
  • Schools17
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,675
  • 300 to 500646
  • 550 to 1,000180
  • 1,050 to 2,00067
  • over 2,00032
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; 93% 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
SOUTH HOUSTON H SPublic school2,185 studentsJun 2025
SOUTH HOUSTON INTPublic school509 studentsJun 2025
MATTHYS ELPublic school457 studentsJun 2025
SOUTH HOUSTON ELPublic school422 studentsJun 2025
Elite Tots Learning Academy South HoustonChild care center66 licensed capacityOct 2026
Fresh Start Developmental Learning & Fine Art CenterChild care center48 licensed capacityOct 2026

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.

  • South Houston Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Record dated Jun 2018
  • South Houston Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Record dated Dec 2020