FirePreplans

Columbus, Wisconsin. Columbia County.

Columbus Fire Department

  • 6,057pre-plans, about one per building
  • 19life-risk sites
  • 188estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 203in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 1 career firefighters.

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Columbus Elementary, public schoolColumbus High, public schoolColumbus Middle, public schoolSt Jerome School, private schoolLITTLE ADVENTURES EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerZion Evangelical Lutheran School, private schoolDiscovery Charter School, public schoolWisconsin Academy, private schoolColumbus Health And Rehab, nursing homeKIDS AND COMPANY, child care centerREDBUD DAYCARE LLC, child care centerLarson House, personal care homeAT HOME AGAIN COLUMBUS LLC, personal care homeLarson House South, personal care homeCOLUMBUS CLUB HOUSE, child care centerCOLUMBUS PRE-SCHOOL, child care centerPetersen Adventist School, private schoolAT HOME AGAIN COLUMBUS MEMORY CARE, personal care homePrairie Ridge Health Hospital, hospitalColumbus Fire DepartmentColumbus Elem.Columbus HighColumbus MiddleSt Jerome SchoolLittle AdventuresWisconsin AcademyLarson Houseat Home AgainPetersen AdventistSTATION5 miNColumbus Elementary, public schoolColumbus High, public schoolColumbus Middle, public schoolSt Jerome School, private schoolLITTLE ADVENTURES EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerZion Evangelical Lutheran School, private schoolDiscovery Charter School, public schoolWisconsin Academy, private schoolColumbus Health And Rehab, nursing homeKIDS AND COMPANY, child care centerREDBUD DAYCARE LLC, child care centerLarson House, personal care homeAT HOME AGAIN COLUMBUS LLC, personal care homeLarson House South, personal care homeCOLUMBUS CLUB HOUSE, child care centerCOLUMBUS PRE-SCHOOL, child care centerPetersen Adventist School, private schoolAT HOME AGAIN COLUMBUS MEMORY CARE, personal care homePrairie Ridge Health Hospital, hospitalColumbus Fire DepartmentColumbus Elem.Columbus HighColumbus MiddleSt Jerome SchoolZion EvangelicalWisconsin AcademyKids and CompanyPetersen AdventistSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Oct 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

6,057pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
19life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
188buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
203buildings 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.
124square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 8,656 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

  • Homes3,759
  • Farm buildings1,659
  • Businesses327
  • Government and assembly123
  • Sheds, utility and other77
  • Apartments and lodging49
  • Schools42
  • Industrial9
  • Nursing homes and hospitals9
  • Mobile homes3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,713
  • 300 to 5002,181
  • 550 to 1,000975
  • 1,050 to 2,000135
  • over 2,00053
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
Columbus Health And RehabNursing home50 bedsSep 2026
Prairie Ridge Health HospitalHospitalAt setupOct 2023
Larson HousePersonal care home40 licensed capacityJul 2026
AT HOME AGAIN COLUMBUS LLCPersonal care home36 licensed capacityJul 2026
Larson House SouthPersonal care home28 licensed capacityJul 2026
AT HOME AGAIN COLUMBUS MEMORY CAREPersonal care home12 licensed capacityJul 2026
Columbus ElementaryPublic school425 studentsJun 2025
Columbus HighPublic school383 studentsJun 2025
Columbus MiddlePublic school241 studentsJun 2025
Discovery Charter SchoolPublic school71 studentsJun 2025
St Jerome SchoolPrivate school104 studentsJun 2024 Check
Zion Evangelical Lutheran SchoolPrivate school73 studentsJun 2024 Check
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Wisconsin AcademyPrivate school66 studentsJun 2024 Check
Petersen Adventist SchoolPrivate school18 studentsJun 2024 Check
LITTLE ADVENTURES EARLY LEARNING CENTERChild care center95 licensed capacityOct 2026
KIDS AND COMPANYChild care center50 licensed capacityOct 2026
REDBUD DAYCARE LLCChild care center50 licensed capacityOct 2026
COLUMBUS CLUB HOUSEChild care center25 licensed capacityOct 2026
COLUMBUS PRE-SCHOOLChild care center20 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.

  • Columbus Fire DepartmentRecord dated Oct 2023