FirePreplans

Hockessin, Delaware. New Castle County.

Hockessin Fire Company

  • 8,486pre-plans, about one per building
  • 21life-risk sites
  • 212estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 32in 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. 5 career firefighters.

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duPont (H.B.) Middle School, public schoolNorth Star Elementary School, public schoolTHE HOCKESSIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL, child care centerEARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerCHILDREN OF AMERICA-HOCKESSIN, child care centerST. MARY's PRESCHOOL, child care centerINNOVATIVE KIDS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY - HOCKESSIN, child care centerC.A.C.C. MONTESSORI SCHOOL, child care centerLA PETITE ACADEMY (LIMESTONE), child care centerHOCKESSIN ATHLETIC CLUB, child care centerBOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, child care centerTHE GODDARD SCHOOL IN HOCKESSIN, child care centerGODDARD SCHOOL OF HOCKESSIN, child care centerComplete Care At Brackenville Llc, nursing homeWILMINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerThe Hockessin Montessori School, private schoolENCHANTED MINDS CHILD CARE CENTER, child care centerTowle Institute, private schoolCacc Montessori School, private schoolBrookdale Hockessin, personal care homeHockessin, personal care homeHockessin Fire Company Station 19duPontNorth Star Elem.Hockessin MontessoriEarly LearningChildrenInnovative KidsC.A.C.C. MontessoriLa Petite AcademyHockessin AthleticGoddard SchoolGoddard SchoolWilmington ChristianEnchanted MindsBrookdale HockessinHockessinSTATION 192 miNduPont (H.B.) Middle School, public schoolNorth Star Elementary School, public schoolTHE HOCKESSIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL, child care centerEARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerCHILDREN OF AMERICA-HOCKESSIN, child care centerST. MARY's PRESCHOOL, child care centerINNOVATIVE KIDS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY - HOCKESSIN, child care centerC.A.C.C. MONTESSORI SCHOOL, child care centerLA PETITE ACADEMY (LIMESTONE), child care centerHOCKESSIN ATHLETIC CLUB, child care centerBOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, child care centerTHE GODDARD SCHOOL IN HOCKESSIN, child care centerGODDARD SCHOOL OF HOCKESSIN, child care centerComplete Care At Brackenville Llc, nursing homeWILMINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerThe Hockessin Montessori School, private schoolENCHANTED MINDS CHILD CARE CENTER, child care centerTowle Institute, private schoolCacc Montessori School, private schoolBrookdale Hockessin, personal care homeHockessin, personal care homeHockessin Fire Company Station 19duPontNorth Star Elem.Early LearningChildrenInnovative KidsLa Petite AcademyGoddard SchoolEnchanted MindsHockessinSTATION 192 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Oct 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

8,486pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
21life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
212buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
32buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
493hydrants mapped, covering about 88% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Oct 2026
22square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 19,896 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

  • Homes8,135
  • Businesses163
  • Schools67
  • Government and assembly48
  • Apartments and lodging26
  • Industrial25
  • Sheds, utility and other13
  • Farm buildings6
  • Nursing homes and hospitals2
  • Mobile homes1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,468
  • 300 to 5004,564
  • 550 to 1,0002,242
  • 1,050 to 2,000185
  • over 2,00027
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; 1% 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.

NameTypeSizeList as of
Complete Care At Brackenville LlcNursing home104 bedsSep 2026
Brookdale HockessinPersonal care homeAt setupOct 2026
HockessinPersonal care homeAt setupOct 2026
duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolPublic school764 studentsJun 2025
North Star Elementary SchoolPublic school589 studentsJun 2025
The Hockessin Montessori SchoolPrivate school47 studentsJun 2024 Check
Towle InstitutePrivate school40 studentsJun 2024 Check
Cacc Montessori SchoolPrivate school10 studentsJun 2024 Check
THE HOCKESSIN MONTESSORI SCHOOLChild care center303 licensed capacityOct 2026
EARLY LEARNING CENTERChild care center205 licensed capacityOct 2026
CHILDREN OF AMERICA-HOCKESSINChild care center180 licensed capacityOct 2026
ST. MARY's PRESCHOOLChild care center160 licensed capacityOct 2026
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INNOVATIVE KIDS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY - HOCKESSINChild care center159 licensed capacityOct 2026
C.A.C.C. MONTESSORI SCHOOLChild care center155 licensed capacityOct 2026
LA PETITE ACADEMY (LIMESTONE)Child care center128 licensed capacityOct 2026
HOCKESSIN ATHLETIC CLUBChild care center126 licensed capacityOct 2026
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ NORTH STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLChild care center125 licensed capacityOct 2026
THE GODDARD SCHOOL IN HOCKESSINChild care center117 licensed capacityOct 2026
GODDARD SCHOOL OF HOCKESSINChild care center117 licensed capacityOct 2026
WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL EARLY LEARNING CENTERChild care center77 licensed capacityOct 2026
ENCHANTED MINDS CHILD CARE CENTERChild care center44 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.

  • Hockessin Fire Company Station 19Record dated Aug 2025