FirePreplans

Ridgefield, Connecticut. Fairfield County.

Ridgefield Fire Department

  • 9,438pre-plans, about one per building
  • 25life-risk sites
  • 199estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 61in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 40 volunteer firefighters. 37 career firefighters.

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Ridgefield High School, public schoolScotts Ridge Middle School, public schoolEast Ridge Middle School, public schoolBarlow Mountain Elementary School, public schoolBranchville Elementary School, public schoolRidgebury Elementary School, public schoolScotland Elementary School, public schoolFarmingville Elementary School, public schoolVeterans Park Elementary School, public schoolSt Mary School, private schoolAPPLE BLOSSOM CHILDREN's LEARNING CENTER, child care centerCADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL-RIDGEFIELD, child care centerCHILDREN's ACADEMY, child care centerJESSE LEE DAY SCHOOL, child care centerLaurel Ridge Center For Health & Rehabilitation, nursing homeRIDGEFIELD KINDERCARE, child care centerRIDGEFIELD MONTESSORI SCHOOL, child care centerTRIBECA COMMUNITY SCHOOL RIDGEFIELD, child care centerRIDGEFIELD COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN, child care centerCREATIVE CHILDREN's KORNER, child care centerINTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL AT THE ENCHANTED GARDEN 2, child care centerINTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL AT THE ENCHANTED GARDEN, child care centerRidgefield Montessori School, private schoolBENCHMARK AT RIDGEFIELD CROSSINGS, personal care homeRIDGEFIELD STATION, personal care homeRidgefield Volunteer Fire DepartmentRidgefield Fire Department Station 2Ridgefield HighScotts Ridge MiddleEast Ridge MiddleBarlow MountainBranchville Elem.Ridgebury Elem.Scotland Elem.Farmingville Elem.Veterans Park Elem.St Mary SchoolAPPLE BLOSSOMCadence AcademyCHILDREN's ACADEMYJesse Lee Day SchoolLaurel Ridge CenterRidgefieldCREATIVE CHILDREN'sInternationalSTATIONSTATION 22 miNRidgefield High School, public schoolScotts Ridge Middle School, public schoolEast Ridge Middle School, public schoolBarlow Mountain Elementary School, public schoolBranchville Elementary School, public schoolRidgebury Elementary School, public schoolScotland Elementary School, public schoolFarmingville Elementary School, public schoolVeterans Park Elementary School, public schoolSt Mary School, private schoolAPPLE BLOSSOM CHILDREN's LEARNING CENTER, child care centerCADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL-RIDGEFIELD, child care centerCHILDREN's ACADEMY, child care centerJESSE LEE DAY SCHOOL, child care centerLaurel Ridge Center For Health & Rehabilitation, nursing homeRIDGEFIELD KINDERCARE, child care centerRIDGEFIELD MONTESSORI SCHOOL, child care centerTRIBECA COMMUNITY SCHOOL RIDGEFIELD, child care centerRIDGEFIELD COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN, child care centerCREATIVE CHILDREN's KORNER, child care centerINTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL AT THE ENCHANTED GARDEN 2, child care centerINTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL AT THE ENCHANTED GARDEN, child care centerRidgefield Montessori School, private schoolBENCHMARK AT RIDGEFIELD CROSSINGS, personal care homeRIDGEFIELD STATION, personal care homeRidgefield Volunteer Fire DepartmentRidgefield Fire Department Station 2Ridgefield HighEast Ridge MiddleBarlow MountainBranchville Elem.Ridgebury Elem.Scotland Elem.Veterans Park Elem.APPLE BLOSSOMCHILDREN's ACADEMYRidgefieldInternationalSTATIONSTATION 25 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.

9,438pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
25life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
199buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
61buildings 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.
35square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jun 2026

About 24,845 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

  • Homes8,525
  • Apartments and lodging416
  • Businesses245
  • Government and assembly140
  • Schools47
  • Sheds, utility and other35
  • Industrial24
  • Nursing homes and hospitals6
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,921
  • 300 to 5004,644
  • 550 to 1,0001,674
  • 1,050 to 2,000155
  • over 2,00044
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
Laurel Ridge Center For Health & RehabilitationNursing home126 bedsSep 2026
BENCHMARK AT RIDGEFIELD CROSSINGSPersonal care homeAt setupOct 2026
RIDGEFIELD STATIONPersonal care homeAt setupOct 2026
Ridgefield High SchoolPublic school1,411 studentsJun 2025
Scotts Ridge Middle SchoolPublic school548 studentsJun 2025
East Ridge Middle SchoolPublic school489 studentsJun 2025
Barlow Mountain Elementary SchoolPublic school377 studentsJun 2025
Branchville Elementary SchoolPublic school340 studentsJun 2025
Ridgebury Elementary SchoolPublic school322 studentsJun 2025
Scotland Elementary SchoolPublic school318 studentsJun 2025
Farmingville Elementary SchoolPublic school311 studentsJun 2025
Veterans Park Elementary SchoolPublic school262 studentsJun 2025
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St Mary SchoolPrivate school194 studentsJun 2024 Check
Ridgefield Montessori SchoolPrivate school4 studentsJun 2024 Check
APPLE BLOSSOM CHILDREN's LEARNING CENTERChild care center189 licensed capacityOct 2026
CADENCE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL-RIDGEFIELDChild care center160 licensed capacityOct 2026
CHILDREN's ACADEMYChild care center149 licensed capacityOct 2026
JESSE LEE DAY SCHOOLChild care center134 licensed capacityOct 2026
RIDGEFIELD KINDERCAREChild care center112 licensed capacityOct 2026
RIDGEFIELD MONTESSORI SCHOOLChild care center80 licensed capacityOct 2026
TRIBECA COMMUNITY SCHOOL RIDGEFIELDChild care center63 licensed capacityOct 2026
RIDGEFIELD COMMUNITY KINDERGARTENChild care center47 licensed capacityOct 2026
CREATIVE CHILDREN's KORNERChild care center45 licensed capacityOct 2026
INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL AT THE ENCHANTED GARDEN 2Child care center31 licensed capacityOct 2026
INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL AT THE ENCHANTED GARDENChild care center22 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.

  • Ridgefield Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2022
  • Ridgefield Fire Department Station 2Record dated Sep 2022