FirePreplans

Onalaska, Wisconsin. La Crosse County.

City of Onalaska Fire Department

  • 10,368pre-plans, about one per building
  • 35life-risk sites
  • 297estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 92in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 14 career firefighters.

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Onalaska High, public schoolOnalaska Middle, public schoolEagle Bluff Elementary, public schoolNorthern Hills Elementary, public schoolPertzsch Elementary, public schoolLuther High School, private schoolSt Pauls Lutheran School, private schoolSt Paul Lutheran School, private schoolSt Patrick School, private schoolCHILDREN's TREE HOUSE, child care centerONALASKA SENIOR LIVING, personal care homeYMCA CHILD CARE CENTER, child care centerYMCA SCHOOL AGE-SAND LAKE, child care centerOnalaska Care Center, nursing homeYMCA SCHOOL AGE-NORTHERN HILLS, child care centerYMCA SCHOOL AGE-EAGLE BLUFF, child care centerYMCA SCHOOL AGE - PERTZSCH, child care centerCHILDREN's PALACE- ONALASKA, child care centerCHRISTIAN CHAPEL DAY CARE CENTER, child care centerEAGLE CREST NORTH INDEPENDENT LIVING PLUS, personal care homeOnalaska Prekindergarten Partner School, public schoolSPRINGBROOK COMMUNITY ASSISTED LIVING INC, personal care homeJOY's DAY CARE, child care centerGRANDMA's ARMS EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerGENTLE LAMBS CHILDCARE CENTER, child care centerMEADOWS AT SPRINGBROOK (THE), personal care homeEAGLE CREST NORTH ASSISTED LIVING, personal care homeGOD's KIDOM, child care centerFIRST LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL, child care centerONALASKA MAIN STREET HEAD START, child care centerEAGLE CREST NORTH MEMORY CARE, personal care homeHallowstone at Onalaska, personal care homeSHEPHERD's FLOCK PRESCHOOL, child care centerONALASKA HEAD START, child care centerGreat River Montessori, private schoolOnalaska Fire DepartmentOnalaska HighOnalaska MiddleEagle Bluff Elem.Northern Hills Elem.Pertzsch Elem.Luther HighOnalaska SeniorYmca Child CareYmca School Age-SandCHILDREN's PALACE-SpringbrookGentle LambsMeadowsGreat RiverSTATION2 miNOnalaska High, public schoolOnalaska Middle, public schoolEagle Bluff Elementary, public schoolNorthern Hills Elementary, public schoolPertzsch Elementary, public schoolLuther High School, private schoolSt Pauls Lutheran School, private schoolSt Paul Lutheran School, private schoolSt Patrick School, private schoolCHILDREN's TREE HOUSE, child care centerONALASKA SENIOR LIVING, personal care homeYMCA CHILD CARE CENTER, child care centerYMCA SCHOOL AGE-SAND LAKE, child care centerOnalaska Care Center, nursing homeYMCA SCHOOL AGE-NORTHERN HILLS, child care centerYMCA SCHOOL AGE-EAGLE BLUFF, child care centerYMCA SCHOOL AGE - PERTZSCH, child care centerCHILDREN's PALACE- ONALASKA, child care centerCHRISTIAN CHAPEL DAY CARE CENTER, child care centerEAGLE CREST NORTH INDEPENDENT LIVING PLUS, personal care homeOnalaska Prekindergarten Partner School, public schoolSPRINGBROOK COMMUNITY ASSISTED LIVING INC, personal care homeJOY's DAY CARE, child care centerGRANDMA's ARMS EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerGENTLE LAMBS CHILDCARE CENTER, child care centerMEADOWS AT SPRINGBROOK (THE), personal care homeEAGLE CREST NORTH ASSISTED LIVING, personal care homeGOD's KIDOM, child care centerFIRST LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL, child care centerONALASKA MAIN STREET HEAD START, child care centerEAGLE CREST NORTH MEMORY CARE, personal care homeHallowstone at Onalaska, personal care homeSHEPHERD's FLOCK PRESCHOOL, child care centerONALASKA HEAD START, child care centerGreat River Montessori, private schoolOnalaska Fire DepartmentOnalaska HighOnalaska MiddlePertzsch Elem.Luther HighCHILDREN's TREEYmca Child CareYmca School Age-SandEagle Crest NorthEagle Crest NorthGreat RiverSTATION5 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.

10,368pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
35life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
297buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
92buildings 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.
55square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 24,693 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

  • Homes9,033
  • Sheds, utility and other486
  • Businesses427
  • Apartments and lodging187
  • Farm buildings114
  • Schools63
  • Industrial39
  • Nursing homes and hospitals18
  • Government and assembly1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,591
  • 300 to 5004,253
  • 550 to 1,0002,227
  • 1,050 to 2,000234
  • over 2,00063
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
Onalaska Care CenterNursing home80 bedsSep 2026
ONALASKA SENIOR LIVINGPersonal care home128 licensed capacityJul 2026
EAGLE CREST NORTH INDEPENDENT LIVING PLUSPersonal care home70 licensed capacityJul 2026
SPRINGBROOK COMMUNITY ASSISTED LIVING INCPersonal care home62 licensed capacityJul 2026
MEADOWS AT SPRINGBROOK (THE)Personal care home46 licensed capacityJul 2026
EAGLE CREST NORTH ASSISTED LIVINGPersonal care home42 licensed capacityJul 2026
EAGLE CREST NORTH MEMORY CAREPersonal care home20 licensed capacityJul 2026
Hallowstone at OnalaskaPersonal care home20 licensed capacityJul 2026
Onalaska HighPublic school925 studentsJun 2025
Onalaska MiddlePublic school620 studentsJun 2025
Eagle Bluff ElementaryPublic school471 studentsJun 2025
Northern Hills ElementaryPublic school463 studentsJun 2025
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Pertzsch ElementaryPublic school373 studentsJun 2025
Onalaska Prekindergarten Partner SchoolPublic school68 studentsJun 2025
Luther High SchoolPrivate school253 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Pauls Lutheran SchoolPrivate school228 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Paul Lutheran SchoolPrivate school227 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Patrick SchoolPrivate school180 studentsJun 2024 Check
Great River MontessoriPrivate school11 studentsJun 2024 Check
CHILDREN's TREE HOUSEChild care center142 licensed capacityOct 2026
YMCA CHILD CARE CENTERChild care center100 licensed capacityOct 2026
YMCA SCHOOL AGE-SAND LAKEChild care center85 licensed capacityOct 2026
YMCA SCHOOL AGE-NORTHERN HILLSChild care center75 licensed capacityOct 2026
YMCA SCHOOL AGE-EAGLE BLUFFChild care center75 licensed capacityOct 2026
YMCA SCHOOL AGE - PERTZSCHChild care center75 licensed capacityOct 2026
CHILDREN's PALACE- ONALASKAChild care center75 licensed capacityOct 2026
CHRISTIAN CHAPEL DAY CARE CENTERChild care center73 licensed capacityOct 2026
JOY's DAY CAREChild care center58 licensed capacityOct 2026
GRANDMA's ARMS EARLY LEARNING CENTERChild care center50 licensed capacityOct 2026
GENTLE LAMBS CHILDCARE CENTERChild care center50 licensed capacityOct 2026
GOD's KIDOMChild care center39 licensed capacityOct 2026
FIRST LUTHERAN PRESCHOOLChild care center29 licensed capacityOct 2026
ONALASKA MAIN STREET HEAD STARTChild care center25 licensed capacityOct 2026
SHEPHERD's FLOCK PRESCHOOLChild care center20 licensed capacityOct 2026
ONALASKA HEAD STARTChild care center18 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.

  • Onalaska Fire DepartmentRecord dated Oct 2023