FirePreplans

Buda, Texas. Hays County.

Buda Volunteer Fire Department

  • 16,040pre-plans, about one per building
  • 29life-risk sites
  • 377estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 139in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 4 stations. 25 volunteer firefighters. 20 career firefighters.

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MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S, public schoolDR T C MCCORMICK JR MIDDLE, public schoolVALOR KYLE, public schoolSUNFIELD EL, public schoolERIC DAHLSTROM MIDDLE, public schoolRALPH PFLUGER EL, public schoolELM GROVE EL, public schoolTOM GREEN EL, public schoolBUDA EL, public schoolCARPENTER HILL EL, public schoolDORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS, public schoolSanta Cruz Catholic School, private schoolKiddie Academy of Buda, child care centerThe Learning Experience, child care centerLadybird Montessori, child care centerKids Academy, child care centerElm Grove EAC YMCA, child care centerCarpenter Hill YMCA, child care centerThe Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center, child care centerSunfield EAC YMCA, child care centerBuda Elementary EAC YMCA, child care centerPfluger EAC YMCA, child care centerLady Bird Montessori School, private schoolALTER IMPACT CTR, public schoolBuda UMC Childrens Learning Center, child care centerBuda Early Learning Center, child care centerCarpenter Hill Early Learning Center, child care centerGiggle and Grow, child care centerOLYMPIA HILLS, public schoolBuda Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Buda Volunteer Fire Department Station 3Buda Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Moe and Gene JohnsonDr T C Mccormick JrValor KyleSunfield ElEric DahlstromRalph Pfluger ElElm Grove ElTom Green ElBuda ElCarpenter Hill ElSanta Cruz CatholicLadybird MontessoriCarpenter Hill YMCASunshine CottagePfluger EAC YMCAOlympia HillsSTATION 2STATION 3STATION 12 miNMOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S, public schoolDR T C MCCORMICK JR MIDDLE, public schoolVALOR KYLE, public schoolSUNFIELD EL, public schoolERIC DAHLSTROM MIDDLE, public schoolRALPH PFLUGER EL, public schoolELM GROVE EL, public schoolTOM GREEN EL, public schoolBUDA EL, public schoolCARPENTER HILL EL, public schoolDORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS, public schoolSanta Cruz Catholic School, private schoolKiddie Academy of Buda, child care centerThe Learning Experience, child care centerLadybird Montessori, child care centerKids Academy, child care centerElm Grove EAC YMCA, child care centerCarpenter Hill YMCA, child care centerThe Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development Center, child care centerSunfield EAC YMCA, child care centerBuda Elementary EAC YMCA, child care centerPfluger EAC YMCA, child care centerLady Bird Montessori School, private schoolALTER IMPACT CTR, public schoolBuda UMC Childrens Learning Center, child care centerBuda Early Learning Center, child care centerCarpenter Hill Early Learning Center, child care centerGiggle and Grow, child care centerOLYMPIA HILLS, public schoolBuda Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Buda Volunteer Fire Department Station 3Buda Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Dr T C Mccormick JrValor KyleSunfield ElEric DahlstromRalph Pfluger ElElm Grove ElTom Green ElBuda ElLadybird MontessoriSunshine CottageSTATION 2STATION 3STATION 15 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Jun 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

16,040pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
29life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
377buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
139buildings 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.
68square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2025

About 40,818 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

  • Homes13,470
  • Mobile homes771
  • Sheds, utility and other688
  • Businesses605
  • Apartments and lodging302
  • Industrial69
  • Farm buildings62
  • Schools57
  • Government and assembly11
  • Nursing homes and hospitals5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,802
  • 300 to 5008,840
  • 550 to 1,0003,021
  • 1,050 to 2,000277
  • over 2,000100
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
MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H SPublic school2,870 studentsJun 2025
DR T C MCCORMICK JR MIDDLEPublic school1,198 studentsJun 2025
VALOR KYLEPublic school907 studentsJun 2025
SUNFIELD ELPublic school905 studentsJun 2025
ERIC DAHLSTROM MIDDLEPublic school804 studentsJun 2025
RALPH PFLUGER ELPublic school779 studentsJun 2025
ELM GROVE ELPublic school678 studentsJun 2025
TOM GREEN ELPublic school612 studentsJun 2025
BUDA ELPublic school564 studentsJun 2025
CARPENTER HILL ELPublic school550 studentsJun 2025
DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXASPublic school392 studentsJun 2025
ALTER IMPACT CTRPublic school70 studentsJun 2025
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OLYMPIA HILLSPublic school21 studentsJun 2025
Santa Cruz Catholic SchoolPrivate school203 studentsJun 2024 Check
Lady Bird Montessori SchoolPrivate school73 studentsJun 2024 Check
Kiddie Academy of BudaChild care center195 licensed capacityOct 2026
The Learning ExperienceChild care center180 licensed capacityOct 2026
Ladybird MontessoriChild care center178 licensed capacityOct 2026
Kids AcademyChild care center171 licensed capacityOct 2026
Elm Grove EAC YMCAChild care center153 licensed capacityOct 2026
Carpenter Hill YMCAChild care center140 licensed capacityOct 2026
The Sunshine Cottage Preschool & Development CenterChild care center139 licensed capacityOct 2026
Sunfield EAC YMCAChild care center119 licensed capacityOct 2026
Buda Elementary EAC YMCAChild care center119 licensed capacityOct 2026
Pfluger EAC YMCAChild care center97 licensed capacityOct 2026
Buda UMC Childrens Learning CenterChild care center70 licensed capacityOct 2026
Buda Early Learning CenterChild care center61 licensed capacityOct 2026
Carpenter Hill Early Learning CenterChild care center45 licensed capacityOct 2026
Giggle and GrowChild care center31 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.

  • Buda Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Record dated Apr 2022
  • Buda Volunteer Fire Department Station 3Record dated Nov 2020
  • Buda Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Record dated Dec 2019