FirePreplans

Galax, Virginia. Galax City County.

Galax Volunteer Fire Department

  • 12,175pre-plans, about one per building
  • 13life-risk sites
  • 162estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 135in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 18 volunteer firefighters.

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Galax Elementary, public schoolGalax High, public schoolGalax Middle, public schoolGladeville Elementary, public schoolOakland Elementary, public schoolFairview Elementary, public schoolWaddell Nursing And Rehab Center, nursing homeGalax Health And Rehab, nursing homeLiddle Tykes Child Development Center, child care centerPipers Gap Childcare, child care centerRooftop of Virginia CAP - Galax Early Head Start Center, child care centerBig Hearts Little Hands Daycare, child care centerTwin County Regional Hospital, hospitalGalax Volunteer Fire and RescueGalax Elem.Galax HighGalax MiddleGladeville Elem.Oakland Elem.Fairview Elem.Waddell NursingGalax HealthLiddle Tykes ChildPipers Gap ChildcareRooftopBig Hearts LittleTwin County RegionalSTATION5 miNGalax Elementary, public schoolGalax High, public schoolGalax Middle, public schoolGladeville Elementary, public schoolOakland Elementary, public schoolFairview Elementary, public schoolWaddell Nursing And Rehab Center, nursing homeGalax Health And Rehab, nursing homeLiddle Tykes Child Development Center, child care centerPipers Gap Childcare, child care centerRooftop of Virginia CAP - Galax Early Head Start Center, child care centerBig Hearts Little Hands Daycare, child care centerTwin County Regional Hospital, hospitalGalax Volunteer Fire and RescueGalax Elem.Galax HighGalax MiddleGladeville Elem.Oakland Elem.Fairview Elem.Galax HealthLiddle Tykes ChildPipers Gap ChildcareRooftopSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Jul 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

12,175pre-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 caresEstimated
162buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
135buildings 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.
154square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jul 2026

About 17,342 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

  • Homes8,604
  • Sheds, utility and other1,474
  • Businesses716
  • Farm buildings599
  • Mobile homes527
  • Government and assembly162
  • Apartments and lodging62
  • Schools25
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
  • Industrial2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less6,847
  • 300 to 5004,271
  • 550 to 1,000895
  • 1,050 to 2,000106
  • over 2,00056
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
Waddell Nursing And Rehab CenterNursing home135 bedsSep 2026
Galax Health And RehabNursing home120 bedsSep 2026
Twin County Regional HospitalHospitalAt setupJun 2022
Galax ElementaryPublic school667 studentsJun 2025
Galax HighPublic school432 studentsJun 2025
Galax MiddlePublic school335 studentsJun 2025
Gladeville ElementaryPublic school259 studentsJun 2025
Oakland ElementaryPublic school196 studentsJun 2025
Fairview ElementaryPublic school146 studentsJun 2025
Liddle Tykes Child Development CenterChild care center82 licensed capacityJun 2026
Pipers Gap ChildcareChild care center50 licensed capacityJun 2026
Rooftop of Virginia CAP - Galax Early Head Start CenterChild care center24 licensed capacityJun 2026
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Big Hearts Little Hands DaycareChild care center16 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.

  • Galax Volunteer Fire and RescueRecord dated Jun 2022