FirePreplans

Blacksburg, Virginia. Montgomery County.

Blacksburg Fire Department

  • 14,724pre-plans, about one per building
  • 27life-risk sites
  • 907estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 160in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 3 stations. 55 volunteer firefighters. 2 career firefighters.

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Blacksburg High, public schoolBlacksburg Middle, public schoolPrices Fork Elementary, public schoolKipps Elementary, public schoolMargaret Beeks Elementary, public schoolGilbert Linkous Elementary, public schoolHarding Avenue Elementary, public schoolRainbow Riders Childcare Center-Knollwood Site, child care centerRainbow Riders Childcare Center - CRC Site, child care centerThe Children's Nest, child care centerHeritage Hall Blacksburg, nursing homeSt John Neumann Academy, private schoolDayspring Christian Academy, private schoolKinderCare Learning Centers at Blacksburg South, child care centerMINE, ME & US Montessori School, child care centerKinderCare Education LLC at North Blacksburg, child care centerValley Classical School, private schoolBlacksburg Country Club, Inc, child care centerTall Oaks Montessori School, child care centerThe Wybe And Marietje Kroontje Health Care Center, nursing homeValley Interfaith Child Care Center, child care centerVirginia Tech Child Development Center for Learning and Research, child care centerMountain View Christian School, private schoolLittle Sprouts Childcare Center LLC, child care centerMine Me Us Montessori School, private schoolRainbow Riders Childcare Center at St. Michael Lutheran Church, child care centerLewisGale Hospital Montgomery, hospitalBlacksburg Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department Station 3Blacksburg HighBlacksburg MiddlePrices Fork Elem.Margaret Beeks Elem.Gilbert LinkousHarding Avenue Elem.Rainbow RidersHeritage HallSt John NeumannValley ClassicalBlacksburg CountryValley InterfaithMountain ViewSTATION 1STATION 2STATION 32 miNBlacksburg High, public schoolBlacksburg Middle, public schoolPrices Fork Elementary, public schoolKipps Elementary, public schoolMargaret Beeks Elementary, public schoolGilbert Linkous Elementary, public schoolHarding Avenue Elementary, public schoolRainbow Riders Childcare Center-Knollwood Site, child care centerRainbow Riders Childcare Center - CRC Site, child care centerThe Children's Nest, child care centerHeritage Hall Blacksburg, nursing homeSt John Neumann Academy, private schoolDayspring Christian Academy, private schoolKinderCare Learning Centers at Blacksburg South, child care centerMINE, ME & US Montessori School, child care centerKinderCare Education LLC at North Blacksburg, child care centerValley Classical School, private schoolBlacksburg Country Club, Inc, child care centerTall Oaks Montessori School, child care centerThe Wybe And Marietje Kroontje Health Care Center, nursing homeValley Interfaith Child Care Center, child care centerVirginia Tech Child Development Center for Learning and Research, child care centerMountain View Christian School, private schoolLittle Sprouts Childcare Center LLC, child care centerMine Me Us Montessori School, private schoolRainbow Riders Childcare Center at St. Michael Lutheran Church, child care centerLewisGale Hospital Montgomery, hospitalBlacksburg Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department Station 3Prices Fork Elem.Kipps Elem.Margaret Beeks Elem.Gilbert LinkousHarding Avenue Elem.Rainbow RidersHeritage HallMINEMountain ViewSTATION 1STATION 2STATION 35 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.

14,724pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
27life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
907buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
160buildings 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.
104square miles of first dueEstimated

About 37,466 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

  • Homes9,518
  • Businesses1,300
  • Sheds, utility and other1,040
  • Apartments and lodging931
  • Mobile homes679
  • Farm buildings675
  • Government and assembly287
  • Schools282
  • Nursing homes and hospitals9
  • Industrial3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less6,438
  • 300 to 5004,859
  • 550 to 1,0002,520
  • 1,050 to 2,000611
  • over 2,000296
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
Heritage Hall BlacksburgNursing home179 bedsSep 2026
The Wybe And Marietje Kroontje Health Care CenterNursing home60 bedsSep 2026
LewisGale Hospital MontgomeryHospitalAt setupAug 2022
Blacksburg HighPublic school1,325 studentsJun 2025
Blacksburg MiddlePublic school958 studentsJun 2025
Prices Fork ElementaryPublic school457 studentsJun 2025
Kipps ElementaryPublic school358 studentsJun 2025
Margaret Beeks ElementaryPublic school346 studentsJun 2025
Gilbert Linkous ElementaryPublic school292 studentsJun 2025
Harding Avenue ElementaryPublic school279 studentsJun 2025
St John Neumann AcademyPrivate school156 studentsJun 2024 Check
Dayspring Christian AcademyPrivate school147 studentsJun 2024 Check
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Valley Classical SchoolPrivate school80 studentsJun 2024 Check
Mountain View Christian SchoolPrivate school35 studentsJun 2024 Check
Mine Me Us Montessori SchoolPrivate school24 studentsJun 2024 Check
Rainbow Riders Childcare Center-Knollwood SiteChild care center230 licensed capacityJun 2026
Rainbow Riders Childcare Center - CRC SiteChild care center230 licensed capacityJun 2026
The Children's NestChild care center219 licensed capacityJun 2026
KinderCare Learning Centers at Blacksburg SouthChild care center138 licensed capacityJun 2026
MINE, ME & US Montessori SchoolChild care center100 licensed capacityJun 2026
KinderCare Education LLC at North BlacksburgChild care center86 licensed capacityJun 2026
Blacksburg Country Club, IncChild care center79 licensed capacityJun 2026
Tall Oaks Montessori SchoolChild care center75 licensed capacityJun 2026
Valley Interfaith Child Care CenterChild care center58 licensed capacityJun 2026
Virginia Tech Child Development Center for Learning and ResearchChild care center48 licensed capacityJun 2026
Little Sprouts Childcare Center LLCChild care center25 licensed capacityJun 2026
Rainbow Riders Childcare Center at St. Michael Lutheran ChurchChild care center20 licensed capacityJun 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.

  • Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Record dated Nov 2022
  • Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Record dated Aug 2016
  • Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department Station 3Record dated Nov 2022