FirePreplans

Cheswold, Delaware. Kent County.

Cheswold Volunteer Fire Company

  • 8,588pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 255estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 32in the flood zone

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

See a sample pre-plan

Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 50 volunteer firefighters. 2 career firefighters.

Early College School at Del State, public schoolNEW GARDEN EARLY CARE & EDUCATION CENTER LLC, child care centerPEDIATRIC HEALTH CHOICE AT THE CHILDREN's SECRET GARDEN, child care centerLOVE DRIVES CAPITAL CAMPUS, child care centerGreen Hill, private schoolHoneysuckle Knoll School, private schoolCheswold Volunteer Fire CompanyEarly College SchoolNew Garden EarlyPEDIATRIC HEALTHLove Drives CapitalGreen HillHoneysuckle KnollSTATION1 miNEarly College School at Del State, public schoolNEW GARDEN EARLY CARE & EDUCATION CENTER LLC, child care centerPEDIATRIC HEALTH CHOICE AT THE CHILDREN's SECRET GARDEN, child care centerLOVE DRIVES CAPITAL CAMPUS, child care centerGreen Hill, private schoolHoneysuckle Knoll School, private schoolCheswold Volunteer Fire CompanyEarly College SchoolNew Garden EarlyGreen HillHoneysuckle KnollSTATION2 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.

8,588pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
255buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
32buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
472hydrants mapped, covering about 75% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Mar 2025
27square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 18,555 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

  • Homes6,507
  • Mobile homes1,298
  • Businesses628
  • Sheds, utility and other74
  • Farm buildings42
  • Apartments and lodging25
  • Schools12
  • Government and assembly2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,111
  • 300 to 5003,431
  • 550 to 1,0001,791
  • 1,050 to 2,000151
  • over 2,000104
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; 5% 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
Early College School at Del StatePublic school583 studentsJun 2025
Green HillPrivate school46 studentsJun 2024 Check
Honeysuckle Knoll SchoolPrivate school31 studentsJun 2024 Check
NEW GARDEN EARLY CARE & EDUCATION CENTER LLCChild care center218 licensed capacityOct 2026
PEDIATRIC HEALTH CHOICE AT THE CHILDREN's SECRET GARDENChild care center124 licensed capacityOct 2026
LOVE DRIVES CAPITAL CAMPUSChild care center63 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.

  • Cheswold Volunteer Fire CompanyRecord dated Mar 2021