FirePreplans

Portage, Wisconsin. Columbia County.

Portage Fire Department

  • 10,327pre-plans, about one per building
  • 26life-risk sites
  • 279estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 460in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 6 career firefighters.

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Portage High, public schoolMuir Elementary, public schoolWayne Bartels Middle, public schoolWoodridge Elementary, public schoolSt Mary School, private schoolPortage Partnering Preschool, public schoolLewiston Elementary, public schoolSt Johns Lutheran School, private schoolST. JOHN's CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, child care centerTHE LEARNING TREE CHILDCARE CENTER, child care centerAspirus Tivoli Community, personal care homePORTAGE HEAD START CENTER, child care centerASPIRUS DIVINE SAVIOR CHILD CARE CTR, child care centerOUR HOUSE PORTAGE RCAC, personal care homeHAMILTON PARK PLACE, personal care homePortage Academy of Achievement, public schoolRivers Fox (The), personal care homeALPHABET EXPRESS 4-K LLC, child care centerTHE LITTLE SCHOOL INC, child care centerOUR HOUSE PORTAGE ASSISTED CARE, personal care homeRivers Wisconsin (The), personal care homeCOLUMBIA COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE CTR, child care centerRivers Baraboo (The), personal care homeLAKE PLACE GROUP HOME, personal care homeDOC: Columbia Correctional Institution, public schoolAspirus Divine Savior Hospital - Urgent Care, hospitalPortage Fire DepartmentPortage HighMuir Elem.Wayne Bartels MiddleWoodridge Elem.St Mary SchoolLewiston Elem.St Johns LutheranPortage Head StartAspirus DivineOur House PortageRivers FoxAlphabet Express 4-KSTATION5 miNPortage High, public schoolMuir Elementary, public schoolWayne Bartels Middle, public schoolWoodridge Elementary, public schoolSt Mary School, private schoolPortage Partnering Preschool, public schoolLewiston Elementary, public schoolSt Johns Lutheran School, private schoolST. JOHN's CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, child care centerTHE LEARNING TREE CHILDCARE CENTER, child care centerAspirus Tivoli Community, personal care homePORTAGE HEAD START CENTER, child care centerASPIRUS DIVINE SAVIOR CHILD CARE CTR, child care centerOUR HOUSE PORTAGE RCAC, personal care homeHAMILTON PARK PLACE, personal care homePortage Academy of Achievement, public schoolRivers Fox (The), personal care homeALPHABET EXPRESS 4-K LLC, child care centerTHE LITTLE SCHOOL INC, child care centerOUR HOUSE PORTAGE ASSISTED CARE, personal care homeRivers Wisconsin (The), personal care homeCOLUMBIA COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE CTR, child care centerRivers Baraboo (The), personal care homeLAKE PLACE GROUP HOME, personal care homeDOC: Columbia Correctional Institution, public schoolAspirus Divine Savior Hospital - Urgent Care, hospitalPortage Fire DepartmentPortage HighMuir Elem.Wayne Bartels MiddleWoodridge Elem.St Mary SchoolLewiston Elem.St Johns LutheranST. JOHN's CHILDAspirus TivoliAlphabet Express 4-KLake Place GroupSTATION5 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.

10,327pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
26life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
279buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
460buildings 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.
165square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 17,581 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

  • Homes7,574
  • Farm buildings1,027
  • Businesses932
  • Sheds, utility and other299
  • Government and assembly297
  • Apartments and lodging119
  • Schools37
  • Nursing homes and hospitals31
  • Industrial11
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less5,041
  • 300 to 5003,561
  • 550 to 1,0001,446
  • 1,050 to 2,000187
  • over 2,00092
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
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital - Urgent CareHospitalAt setupOct 2023
Aspirus Tivoli CommunityPersonal care home40 licensed capacityJul 2026
OUR HOUSE PORTAGE RCACPersonal care home32 licensed capacityJul 2026
HAMILTON PARK PLACEPersonal care home29 licensed capacityJul 2026
Rivers Fox (The)Personal care home20 licensed capacityJul 2026
OUR HOUSE PORTAGE ASSISTED CAREPersonal care home18 licensed capacityJul 2026
Rivers Wisconsin (The)Personal care home16 licensed capacityJul 2026
Rivers Baraboo (The)Personal care home14 licensed capacityJul 2026
LAKE PLACE GROUP HOMEPersonal care home8 licensed capacityJul 2026
Portage HighPublic school600 studentsJun 2025
Muir ElementaryPublic school439 studentsJun 2025
Wayne Bartels MiddlePublic school422 studentsJun 2025
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Woodridge ElementaryPublic school201 studentsJun 2025
Portage Partnering PreschoolPublic school129 studentsJun 2025
Lewiston ElementaryPublic school84 studentsJun 2025
Portage Academy of AchievementPublic school24 studentsJun 2025
DOC: Columbia Correctional InstitutionPublic school6 studentsJun 2025
St Mary SchoolPrivate school169 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Johns Lutheran SchoolPrivate school65 studentsJun 2024 Check
ST. JOHN's CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERChild care center52 licensed capacityOct 2026
THE LEARNING TREE CHILDCARE CENTERChild care center50 licensed capacityOct 2026
PORTAGE HEAD START CENTERChild care center37 licensed capacityOct 2026
ASPIRUS DIVINE SAVIOR CHILD CARE CTRChild care center36 licensed capacityOct 2026
ALPHABET EXPRESS 4-K LLCChild care center20 licensed capacityOct 2026
THE LITTLE SCHOOL INCChild care center19 licensed capacityOct 2026
COLUMBIA COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE CTRChild care center16 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.

  • Portage Fire DepartmentRecord dated Oct 2023