FirePreplans

New Canaan, Connecticut. Fairfield County.

New Canaan Fire Department

  • 7,496pre-plans, about one per building
  • 23life-risk sites
  • 292estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 98in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 30 volunteer firefighters. 25 career firefighters.

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Saxe Middle School, public schoolNew Canaan High School, public schoolEast School, public schoolNew Canaan Country School, private schoolWest School, public schoolSouth School, public schoolTOM HARGROVE & ANITA GROVER MD CDC AT THE NEW CANAAN YMCA, child care centerTHE PRESCHOOL ON GOD's ACRE, child care centerWaveny Care Center, nursing homeST. ALOYSIUS CATHOLIC PRESCHOOL, child care centerDAY CARE CENTER OF NEW CANAAN, child care centerFIRST PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOL, child care centerUNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL, child care centerST MARK's PRESCHOOL, child care centerNEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL, child care centerNEW CANAAN COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL, child care centerPLAYLAND NURSERY SCHOOL - BROWN, child care centerNEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL- ANNEX, child care centerNEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL - DISCOVERY ROOM, child care centerPLAYLAND NURSERY SCHOOL REDWOOD, child care centerPLAYLAND NURSERY SCHOOL - WHITE, child care centerSilver Hill Hospital, hospitalASSISTED LIVING SERVICE AGENCY OF NEW CANAAN, personal care homeNew Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Number 1Saxe MiddleNew Canaan HighEast SchoolNew Canaan CountryWest SchoolSouth SchoolPRESCHOOL ON GOD'sFirst PresbyterianUnited MethodistST MARK's PRESCHOOLNew Canaan NatureNew Canaan CommunityPlayland NurserySilver Hill HospitalSTATION2 miNSaxe Middle School, public schoolNew Canaan High School, public schoolEast School, public schoolNew Canaan Country School, private schoolWest School, public schoolSouth School, public schoolTOM HARGROVE & ANITA GROVER MD CDC AT THE NEW CANAAN YMCA, child care centerTHE PRESCHOOL ON GOD's ACRE, child care centerWaveny Care Center, nursing homeST. ALOYSIUS CATHOLIC PRESCHOOL, child care centerDAY CARE CENTER OF NEW CANAAN, child care centerFIRST PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOL, child care centerUNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL, child care centerST MARK's PRESCHOOL, child care centerNEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL, child care centerNEW CANAAN COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL, child care centerPLAYLAND NURSERY SCHOOL - BROWN, child care centerNEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL- ANNEX, child care centerNEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL - DISCOVERY ROOM, child care centerPLAYLAND NURSERY SCHOOL REDWOOD, child care centerPLAYLAND NURSERY SCHOOL - WHITE, child care centerSilver Hill Hospital, hospitalASSISTED LIVING SERVICE AGENCY OF NEW CANAAN, personal care homeNew Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Number 1Saxe MiddleNew Canaan HighEast SchoolNew Canaan CountryWest SchoolSouth SchoolPRESCHOOL ON GOD'sDay Care CenterFirst PresbyterianUnited MethodistNew Canaan NatureSilver Hill HospitalSTATION2 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Jun 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

7,496pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
23life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
292buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
98buildings 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.
23square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2026

About 21,566 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

  • Homes6,631
  • Apartments and lodging484
  • Businesses160
  • Government and assembly87
  • Sheds, utility and other71
  • Schools54
  • Industrial6
  • Nursing homes and hospitals3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,927
  • 300 to 5002,908
  • 550 to 1,0002,369
  • 1,050 to 2,000260
  • over 2,00032
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
Waveny Care CenterNursing home106 bedsSep 2026
Silver Hill HospitalHospitalAt setupSep 2022
ASSISTED LIVING SERVICE AGENCY OF NEW CANAANPersonal care homeAt setupOct 2026
Saxe Middle SchoolPublic school1,271 studentsJun 2025
New Canaan High SchoolPublic school1,257 studentsJun 2025
East SchoolPublic school554 studentsJun 2025
West SchoolPublic school481 studentsJun 2025
South SchoolPublic school477 studentsJun 2025
New Canaan Country SchoolPrivate school493 studentsJun 2024 Check
TOM HARGROVE & ANITA GROVER MD CDC AT THE NEW CANAAN YMCAChild care center120 licensed capacityOct 2026
THE PRESCHOOL ON GOD's ACREChild care center111 licensed capacityOct 2026
ST. ALOYSIUS CATHOLIC PRESCHOOLChild care center106 licensed capacityOct 2026
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DAY CARE CENTER OF NEW CANAANChild care center90 licensed capacityOct 2026
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOLChild care center71 licensed capacityOct 2026
UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOLChild care center68 licensed capacityOct 2026
ST MARK's PRESCHOOLChild care center68 licensed capacityOct 2026
NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOLChild care center63 licensed capacityOct 2026
NEW CANAAN COMMUNITY PRESCHOOLChild care center51 licensed capacityOct 2026
PLAYLAND NURSERY SCHOOL - BROWNChild care center48 licensed capacityOct 2026
NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL- ANNEXChild care center28 licensed capacityOct 2026
NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL - DISCOVERY ROOMChild care center22 licensed capacityOct 2026
PLAYLAND NURSERY SCHOOL REDWOODChild care center20 licensed capacityOct 2026
PLAYLAND NURSERY SCHOOL - WHITEChild care center20 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.

  • New Canaan Volunteer Fire Company Number 1Record dated Sep 2022