FirePreplans

Buckannon, West Virginia. Upshur County.

Buckhannon Fire Department

  • 8,079pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 199estimated 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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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 15 volunteer firefighters. 7 career firefighters.

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Buckhannon Upshur High School, public schoolB-U Middle School, public schoolBuckhannon Academy Elementary School, public schoolTennerton Elementary, public schoolUnion Elementary School, public schoolHolbrook Healthcare Center, nursing homeBuckhannon Christian Academy, private schoolSt. Joseph's Hospital, nursing homeSaint Josephs Hospital, hospitalFred W Eberle Tech Center, public schoolBuckhannon Fire Department 1Buckhannon UpshurB-U MiddleBuckhannon AcademyTennerton Elem.Union Elem.Holbrook HealthcareBuckhannon ChristianSt. Joseph'sSaint JosephsFred W Eberle TechSTATION2 miNBuckhannon Upshur High School, public schoolB-U Middle School, public schoolBuckhannon Academy Elementary School, public schoolTennerton Elementary, public schoolUnion Elementary School, public schoolHolbrook Healthcare Center, nursing homeBuckhannon Christian Academy, private schoolSt. Joseph's Hospital, nursing homeSaint Josephs Hospital, hospitalFred W Eberle Tech Center, public schoolBuckhannon Fire Department 1Buckhannon UpshurB-U MiddleBuckhannon AcademyTennerton Elem.Union Elem.Buckhannon ChristianSt. Joseph'sSaint JosephsFred W Eberle TechSTATION5 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.

8,079pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
10life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
199buildings 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.
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 dueEstimated

About 14,712 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

  • Homes5,729
  • Mobile homes690
  • Businesses519
  • Schools404
  • Industrial183
  • Sheds, utility and other177
  • Apartments and lodging146
  • Farm buildings145
  • Government and assembly76
  • Nursing homes and hospitals10
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,895
  • 300 to 5002,922
  • 550 to 1,0001,063
  • 1,050 to 2,000141
  • over 2,00058
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
Holbrook Healthcare CenterNursing home120 bedsSep 2026
St. Joseph's HospitalNursing home16 bedsSep 2026
Saint Josephs HospitalHospitalAt setupJun 2022
Buckhannon Upshur High SchoolPublic school1,068 studentsJun 2025
B-U Middle SchoolPublic school718 studentsJun 2025
Buckhannon Academy Elementary SchoolPublic school487 studentsJun 2025
Tennerton ElementaryPublic school289 studentsJun 2025
Union Elementary SchoolPublic school242 studentsJun 2025
Fred W Eberle Tech CenterPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Buckhannon Christian AcademyPrivate school61 studentsJun 2024 Check

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.

  • Buckhannon Fire Department 1Record dated Mar 2016