FirePreplans

Ephrata, Washington. Grant County.

Ephrata Fire Department

  • 3,227pre-plans, about one per building
  • 11life-risk sites
  • 84estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • At setupin the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 35 volunteer firefighters. 2 career firefighters.

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Ephrata High School, public schoolColumbia Ridge Elementary, public schoolGrant Elementary, public schoolEphrata Middle School, public schoolNew Life Christian School, private schoolSt Rose Of Lima Catholic School, private schoolTiger Cubs ECEAP, public schoolSage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement Program, public schoolColumbia Basin Hospital, nursing homeBeezley Springs Elementary, public schoolColumbia Basin Hospital, hospitalEphrata Fire DepartmentEphrata HighColumbia Ridge Elem.Grant Elem.Ephrata MiddleNew Life ChristianSt RoseTiger Cubs ECEAPSage Hills OpenColumbia BasinSTATION2 miNEphrata High School, public schoolColumbia Ridge Elementary, public schoolGrant Elementary, public schoolEphrata Middle School, public schoolNew Life Christian School, private schoolSt Rose Of Lima Catholic School, private schoolTiger Cubs ECEAP, public schoolSage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement Program, public schoolColumbia Basin Hospital, nursing homeBeezley Springs Elementary, public schoolColumbia Basin Hospital, hospitalEphrata Fire DepartmentEphrata HighColumbia Ridge Elem.Grant Elem.Ephrata MiddleSt RoseSage Hills OpenColumbia BasinSTATION2 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.

3,227pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
11life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
84buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
At setupbuildings in the 100-year flood zone. We read the flood map for your area when you set up, and every card shows its zone.
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
26square miles of first dueEstimated

About 6,778 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

  • Homes2,459
  • Mobile homes208
  • Businesses197
  • Apartments and lodging178
  • Industrial71
  • Government and assembly47
  • Schools32
  • Sheds, utility and other28
  • Farm buildings5
  • Nursing homes and hospitals2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,303
  • 300 to 5001,413
  • 550 to 1,000427
  • 1,050 to 2,00056
  • over 2,00028
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
Columbia Basin HospitalNursing home12 bedsSep 2026
Columbia Basin HospitalHospitalAt setupMar 2023
Ephrata High SchoolPublic school886 studentsJun 2025
Columbia Ridge ElementaryPublic school480 studentsJun 2025
Grant ElementaryPublic school466 studentsJun 2025
Ephrata Middle SchoolPublic school461 studentsJun 2025
Tiger Cubs ECEAPPublic school83 studentsJun 2025
Sage Hills Open Doors Youth Re-Engagement ProgramPublic school39 studentsJun 2025
Beezley Springs ElementaryPublic school11 studentsJun 2025
New Life Christian SchoolPrivate school93 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Rose Of Lima Catholic SchoolPrivate school88 studentsJun 2024 Check

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.

  • Ephrata Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jan 2023