FirePreplans

Wharton, Texas. Wharton County.

Wharton Volunteer Fire Department

  • 8,712pre-plans, about one per building
  • 13life-risk sites
  • 228estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 3,962in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 25 volunteer firefighters.

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WHARTON H S, public schoolWHARTON EL, public schoolC G SIVELLS EL, public schoolWHARTON J H, public schoolFirst Baptist CDC Wharton, child care centerCreative Care - Wharton, child care centerParadigm At The Creek, nursing homeWharton Nursing And Rehabilitation Center, nursing homeSmall Blessings Child Care Center, child care centerFaith Christian Academy, private schoolBusy Bee, child care centerEBISD WCJJAEP, public schoolOak Bend Medical Center - Wharton Hospital Campus, hospitalWharton Volunteer Fire DepartmentWharton H SWharton ElC G Sivells ElWharton J HFirst Baptist CDCParadigmSmall BlessingsFaith ChristianBusy BeeOak Bend MedicalSTATION5 miNWHARTON H S, public schoolWHARTON EL, public schoolC G SIVELLS EL, public schoolWHARTON J H, public schoolFirst Baptist CDC Wharton, child care centerCreative Care - Wharton, child care centerParadigm At The Creek, nursing homeWharton Nursing And Rehabilitation Center, nursing homeSmall Blessings Child Care Center, child care centerFaith Christian Academy, private schoolBusy Bee, child care centerEBISD WCJJAEP, public schoolOak Bend Medical Center - Wharton Hospital Campus, hospitalWharton Volunteer Fire DepartmentWharton H SWharton ElC G Sivells ElWharton J HFirst Baptist CDCParadigmSmall BlessingsEbisd WcjjaepOak Bend MedicalSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

8,712pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
13life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
228buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
3,962buildings 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.
182square miles of first dueEstimated

About 12,407 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

  • Homes5,413
  • Farm buildings965
  • Mobile homes695
  • Sheds, utility and other658
  • Businesses602
  • Apartments and lodging171
  • Government and assembly73
  • Industrial64
  • Schools64
  • Nursing homes and hospitals7
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,918
  • 300 to 5002,535
  • 550 to 1,0001,031
  • 1,050 to 2,000155
  • over 2,00073
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
Paradigm At The CreekNursing home120 bedsSep 2026
Wharton Nursing And Rehabilitation CenterNursing home120 bedsSep 2026
Oak Bend Medical Center - Wharton Hospital CampusHospitalAt setupMay 2022
WHARTON H SPublic school566 studentsJun 2025
WHARTON ELPublic school478 studentsJun 2025
C G SIVELLS ELPublic school399 studentsJun 2025
WHARTON J HPublic school324 studentsJun 2025
EBISD WCJJAEPPublic school1 studentsJun 2025
Faith Christian AcademyPrivate school39 studentsJun 2024 Check
First Baptist CDC WhartonChild care center196 licensed capacityOct 2026
Creative Care - WhartonChild care center160 licensed capacityOct 2026
Small Blessings Child Care CenterChild care center87 licensed capacityOct 2026
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Busy BeeChild care center37 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.

  • Wharton Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Apr 2022