Decatur, Texas. Wise County.
Decatur Fire Department
- 10,356pre-plans, about one per building
- 18life-risk sites
- 382estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
- 107in the flood zone
Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.
Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 21 volunteer firefighters. 17 career firefighters.
- Your first due
- Stations
- Life-risk sites
Your first due by the numbers.
About 15,252 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
Water need, in gpm
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.
| Name | Type | Size | List as of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Medical Lodge | Nursing home | 124 beds | Sep 2026 |
| The Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation | Nursing home | 110 beds | Sep 2026 |
| Heritage Place Of Decatur | Nursing home | 60 beds | Sep 2026 |
| Wise Regional Health System East Campus | Hospital | At setup | Mar 2021 |
| Wise Regional Health System West Campus | Hospital | At setup | Jul 2018 |
| DECATUR H S | Public school | 1,163 students | Jun 2025 |
| MCCARROLL MIDDLE | Public school | 838 students | Jun 2025 |
| CARSON EL | Public school | 489 students | Jun 2025 |
| RANN EL | Public school | 471 students | Jun 2025 |
| YOUNG EL | Public school | 445 students | Jun 2025 |
| STEM ACADEMY AT ENIS EL | Public school | 380 students | Jun 2025 |
| Pettit Private School | Child care center | 143 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
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| Victory Kids Care | Child care center | 112 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Learning Ladder | Child care center | 90 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Mulberry Child and Family Development Center | Child care center | 68 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Wise Owls Learning Center | Child care center | 68 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Child and Family Development Center Decatur 1 | Child care center | 55 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| LL STEM ACADEMY | Child care center | 50 licensed capacity | Oct 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.
- Decatur Fire Department Central Fire Station
Take it to your board.
The board packet is a PDF built for Decatur Fire Department: your numbers, how it works in four steps, what your officers do, the cost and terms, and a motion your secretary can read into the minutes.