FirePreplans

Charleston, West Virginia. Kanawha County.

Institute Volunteer Fire Department

  • 1,476pre-plans, about one per building
  • 0life-risk sites
  • 73estimated 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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All volunteer department. 1 station. 34 volunteer firefighters.

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  • Your first due
  • Stations
Your first due, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

1,476pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
0life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
73buildings 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.
67hydrants mapped, covering about 95% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Jun 2025
5square miles of first dueEstimated

About 1,933 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

  • Homes607
  • Industrial331
  • Mobile homes216
  • Schools84
  • Sheds, utility and other78
  • Apartments and lodging76
  • Businesses61
  • Government and assembly22
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less949
  • 300 to 500319
  • 550 to 1,000135
  • 1,050 to 2,00042
  • over 2,00031
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; 25% 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.

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.

  • Institute Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2016