FirePreplans

New Castle, Delaware. New Castle County.

Minquadale Fire Company

  • 3,089pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 119estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 55in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 40 volunteer firefighters. 8 career firefighters.

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McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School, public schoolEisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School, public schoolCOLONIAL EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM, child care centerSUMMERCOLLAB @ EISENBERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, child care centerThe Colwyck Center, public schoolLeach (John G.) School, public schoolLITTLE FRIENDS LEARNING ACADEMY, INC, child care centerBLOSSOM & BLOOM LEARNING CENTER 2, child care centerCRADLES TO CRAYONS III EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerYMCA OF DELAWARE/COLWYCK, child care centerHOPE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER INC., child care centerDelaware Psychiatric Center, hospitalMinquadale Fire Company Station 22McCulloughEisenbergColonial EarlySummercollab @LeachLittle FriendsBlossom & BloomCradles To CrayonsYmcaDelaware PsychiatricSTATION 220.5 miNMcCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle School, public schoolEisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School, public schoolCOLONIAL EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM, child care centerSUMMERCOLLAB @ EISENBERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, child care centerThe Colwyck Center, public schoolLeach (John G.) School, public schoolLITTLE FRIENDS LEARNING ACADEMY, INC, child care centerBLOSSOM & BLOOM LEARNING CENTER 2, child care centerCRADLES TO CRAYONS III EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerYMCA OF DELAWARE/COLWYCK, child care centerHOPE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER INC., child care centerDelaware Psychiatric Center, hospitalMinquadale Fire Company Station 22McCulloughEisenbergColonial EarlySummercollab @Colwyck CenterLeachLittle FriendsBlossom & BloomCradles To CrayonsDelaware PsychiatricSTATION 221 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.

3,089pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
12life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
119buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
55buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
168hydrants mappedHydrant maps as of Oct 2026
4square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 7,878 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

  • Homes2,607
  • Businesses214
  • Industrial133
  • Mobile homes41
  • Nursing homes and hospitals30
  • Apartments and lodging25
  • Schools18
  • Government and assembly12
  • Sheds, utility and other9
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,106
  • 300 to 500743
  • 550 to 1,000121
  • 1,050 to 2,00055
  • over 2,00064
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; 16% 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
Delaware Psychiatric CenterHospitalAt setupMay 2025
McCullough (Calvin R. ) Middle SchoolPublic school615 studentsJun 2025
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary SchoolPublic school436 studentsJun 2025
The Colwyck CenterPublic school222 studentsJun 2025
Leach (John G.) SchoolPublic school95 studentsJun 2025
COLONIAL EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMChild care center348 licensed capacityOct 2026
SUMMERCOLLAB @ EISENBERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLChild care center249 licensed capacityOct 2026
LITTLE FRIENDS LEARNING ACADEMY, INCChild care center95 licensed capacityOct 2026
BLOSSOM & BLOOM LEARNING CENTER 2Child care center92 licensed capacityOct 2026
CRADLES TO CRAYONS III EARLY LEARNING CENTERChild care center83 licensed capacityOct 2026
YMCA OF DELAWARE/COLWYCKChild care center23 licensed capacityOct 2026
HOPE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER INC.Child care center15 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.

  • Minquadale Fire Company Station 22Record dated Sep 2025