Essex, Connecticut. Middlesex County.
Essex Fire Engine Company Number 1
- 3,725pre-plans, about one per building
- 7life-risk sites
- 76estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
- 142in the flood zone
Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.
All volunteer department. 2 stations. 40 volunteer firefighters.
- Your first due
- Stations
- Life-risk sites
Your first due by the numbers.
About 9,320 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
Water need, in gpm
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; 14% 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.
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.
| Name | Type | Size | List as of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Meadows Health Center | Nursing home | 45 beds | Sep 2026 |
| ESSEX MEADOWS | Personal care home | At setup | Oct 2026 |
| ESSEX VILLAGE MANOR, LLC | Personal care home | At setup | Oct 2026 |
| CHANGE MEADOWBROOK MANOR, INCORPORATED | Personal care home | At setup | Oct 2026 |
| Essex Elementary School | Public school | 307 students | Jun 2025 |
| KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER #070212 | Child care center | 70 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| VILLAGE LEARNING ACADEMY | Child care center | 25 licensed capacity | Oct 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.
- Essex Fire Engine Company 1 Headquarters
- Essex Fire Engine Company 2
Take it to your board.
The board packet is a PDF built for Essex Fire Engine Company Number 1: your numbers, how it works in four steps, what your officers do, the cost and terms, and a motion your secretary can read into the minutes.