FirePreplans

Manchester, Connecticut. Hartford County.

Manchester Fire Department 8th Utilities District

  • 2,870pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 67estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 3in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 4 stations. 6 career firefighters.

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Manchester High School, public schoolIlling Middle School, public schoolWaddell School, public schoolSt Bridget School, private schoolThe Cornerstone Christian School, private schoolClinical Day School - Manchester Memorial Hospital, private schoolCommunity Child Guidance Clinic, private schoolUMass Memorial Medical Center - Marlborough Campus, hospitalManchester Fire Department Station 6Manchester HighIlling MiddleWaddell SchoolSt Bridget SchoolCornerstoneClinical Day SchoolCommunity ChildUMass MemorialSTATION 60.5 miNManchester High School, public schoolIlling Middle School, public schoolWaddell School, public schoolSt Bridget School, private schoolThe Cornerstone Christian School, private schoolClinical Day School - Manchester Memorial Hospital, private schoolCommunity Child Guidance Clinic, private schoolUMass Memorial Medical Center - Marlborough Campus, hospitalManchester Fire Department Station 6Manchester HighWaddell SchoolSt Bridget SchoolCornerstoneClinical Day SchoolCommunity ChildUMass MemorialSTATION 60.5 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.

2,870pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
67buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
3buildings 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.
2square miles of first dueEstimated

About 6,200 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

  • Homes2,163
  • Apartments and lodging448
  • Businesses141
  • Industrial46
  • Government and assembly35
  • Sheds, utility and other19
  • Schools17
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,002
  • 300 to 500711
  • 550 to 1,00090
  • 1,050 to 2,00043
  • over 2,00024
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
UMass Memorial Medical Center - Marlborough CampusHospitalAt setupJul 2026
Manchester High SchoolPublic school1,703 studentsJun 2025
Illing Middle SchoolPublic school763 studentsJun 2025
Waddell SchoolPublic school476 studentsJun 2025
St Bridget SchoolPrivate school145 studentsJun 2024 Check
The Cornerstone Christian SchoolPrivate school134 studentsJun 2024 Check
Clinical Day School - Manchester Memorial HospitalPrivate school40 studentsJun 2024 Check
Community Child Guidance ClinicPrivate school27 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.

  • Manchester Fire Department Station 6Record dated Aug 2025