FirePreplans

Madison, Wisconsin. Dane County.

Madison Town Fire Department

  • 1,718pre-plans, about one per building
  • 7life-risk sites
  • 129estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 0in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 38 volunteer firefighters. 9 career firefighters.

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Leopold Elementary, public schoolJames Wright Middle, public schoolDCPC SOUTH MADISON HEAD START AND C C, child care centerGREENWAY CROSSING MONTESSORI, child care centerAFTER SCHOOL LEOPOLD, child care centerCREEK DAY SCHOOL INC, child care centerGREAT BEGINNINGS ARBOR HILLS, child care centerTown of Madison Fire DepartmentLeopold Elem.James Wright MiddleDcpc South MadisonGreenway CrossingAfter School LeopoldCreek Day School IncGreat BeginningsSTATION0.5 miNLeopold Elementary, public schoolJames Wright Middle, public schoolDCPC SOUTH MADISON HEAD START AND C C, child care centerGREENWAY CROSSING MONTESSORI, child care centerAFTER SCHOOL LEOPOLD, child care centerCREEK DAY SCHOOL INC, child care centerGREAT BEGINNINGS ARBOR HILLS, child care centerTown of Madison Fire DepartmentLeopold Elem.James Wright MiddleDcpc South MadisonGreenway CrossingAfter School LeopoldCreek Day School IncGreat BeginningsSTATION1 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.

1,718pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
129buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
0buildings 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.
3square miles of first dueEstimated

About 4,669 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

  • Homes1,128
  • Apartments and lodging314
  • Businesses229
  • Industrial17
  • Schools8
  • Nursing homes and hospitals8
  • Sheds, utility and other8
  • Government and assembly6
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less819
  • 300 to 500600
  • 550 to 1,000170
  • 1,050 to 2,00058
  • over 2,00071
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; 18% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
Leopold ElementaryPublic school626 studentsJun 2025
James Wright MiddlePublic school245 studentsJun 2025
DCPC SOUTH MADISON HEAD START AND C CChild care center138 licensed capacityOct 2026
GREENWAY CROSSING MONTESSORIChild care center115 licensed capacityOct 2026
AFTER SCHOOL LEOPOLDChild care center68 licensed capacityOct 2026
CREEK DAY SCHOOL INCChild care center35 licensed capacityOct 2026
GREAT BEGINNINGS ARBOR HILLSChild care center24 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.

  • Town of Madison Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2014