FirePreplans

Van, Texas. Van Zandt County.

Van Fire Department

  • 5,597pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 90estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 100in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 30 volunteer firefighters.

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VAN MIDDLE, public schoolVAN H S, public schoolRHODES EL, public schoolVAN J H, public schoolVan Learning Center, child care centerLegacy Preschool, child care centerHope's Little Preschool, child care centerVan Healthcare, nursing homeVan Fire DepartmentVan MiddleVan H SRhodes ElVan J HVan Learning CenterLegacy PreschoolHope's LittleVan HealthcareSTATION5 miNVAN MIDDLE, public schoolVAN H S, public schoolRHODES EL, public schoolVAN J H, public schoolVan Learning Center, child care centerLegacy Preschool, child care centerHope's Little Preschool, child care centerVan Healthcare, nursing homeVan Fire DepartmentVan MiddleVan H SRhodes ElVan J HVan Learning CenterLegacy PreschoolHope's LittleSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Jun 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

5,597pre-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
90buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
100buildings 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.
110square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2026

About 6,934 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

  • Homes2,924
  • Farm buildings1,476
  • Mobile homes514
  • Sheds, utility and other364
  • Businesses196
  • Schools49
  • Apartments and lodging37
  • Government and assembly22
  • Industrial12
  • Nursing homes and hospitals3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,300
  • 300 to 5001,540
  • 550 to 1,000667
  • 1,050 to 2,00065
  • over 2,00025
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
Van HealthcareNursing home60 bedsSep 2026
VAN MIDDLEPublic school828 studentsJun 2025
VAN H SPublic school768 studentsJun 2025
RHODES ELPublic school402 studentsJun 2025
VAN J HPublic school360 studentsJun 2025
Van Learning CenterChild care center243 licensed capacityOct 2026
Legacy PreschoolChild care center130 licensed capacityOct 2026
Hope's Little PreschoolChild care center70 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.

  • Van Fire DepartmentRecord dated Apr 2022