FirePreplans

Bowie, Texas. Montague County.

Bowie Fire Department

  • 3,905pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 89estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 1in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 25 volunteer firefighters. 13 career firefighters.

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BOWIE H S, public schoolBOWIE EL, public schoolBOWIE J H, public schoolBOWIE INT, public schoolMachelle's Day Care, child care centerSmarty Pants Preschool, Inc., child care centerHappy Hearts Learning Center, child care centerBowie Memorial Hospital, hospitalBowie Fire Department and Emergency Medical ServiceBowie H SBowie ElBowie J HBowie IntMachelle's Day CareSmarty PantsSTATION5 miNBOWIE H S, public schoolBOWIE EL, public schoolBOWIE J H, public schoolBOWIE INT, public schoolMachelle's Day Care, child care centerSmarty Pants Preschool, Inc., child care centerHappy Hearts Learning Center, child care centerBowie Memorial Hospital, hospitalBowie Fire Department and Emergency Medical ServiceBowie H SBowie ElBowie J HBowie IntMachelle's Day CareSmarty PantsHappy HeartsBowie MemorialSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Dec 2024.

Your first due by the numbers.

3,905pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
89buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
1buildings 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.
37square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Dec 2024

About 6,027 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

  • Homes2,498
  • Sheds, utility and other775
  • Businesses251
  • Mobile homes125
  • Farm buildings109
  • Government and assembly61
  • Apartments and lodging48
  • Schools27
  • Industrial6
  • Nursing homes and hospitals5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,121
  • 300 to 5001,340
  • 550 to 1,000355
  • 1,050 to 2,00063
  • over 2,00026
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
Bowie Memorial HospitalHospitalAt setupNov 2016
BOWIE H SPublic school467 studentsJun 2025
BOWIE ELPublic school350 studentsJun 2025
BOWIE J HPublic school344 studentsJun 2025
BOWIE INTPublic school342 studentsJun 2025
Machelle's Day CareChild care center74 licensed capacityOct 2026
Smarty Pants Preschool, Inc.Child care center63 licensed capacityOct 2026
Happy Hearts Learning CenterChild care center45 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.

  • Bowie Fire Department and Emergency Medical ServiceRecord dated Nov 2016