FirePreplans

Dagsboro, Delaware. Sussex County.

Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department

  • 3,864pre-plans, about one per building
  • 5life-risk sites
  • 173estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 222in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 55 volunteer firefighters. 3 career firefighters.

Indian River High School, public schoolClayton (John M.) Elementary School, public schoolBOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ DAGSBORO, child care centerMOTHER GOOSE CHILDREN's CENTER, child care centerKIDZ AKADEMY INC., LEARNING CENTER, child care centerDagsboro Volunteer Fire DepartmentIndian River HighClaytonBoys & Girls Club @MOTHER GOOSEKidz Akademy Inc.STATION1 miNIndian River High School, public schoolClayton (John M.) Elementary School, public schoolBOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ DAGSBORO, child care centerMOTHER GOOSE CHILDREN's CENTER, child care centerKIDZ AKADEMY INC., LEARNING CENTER, child care centerDagsboro Volunteer Fire DepartmentIndian River HighClaytonBoys & Girls Club @MOTHER GOOSEKidz Akademy Inc.STATION2 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.

3,864pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
5life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
173buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
222buildings 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.
23square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 6,089 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

  • Homes2,880
  • Mobile homes309
  • Businesses296
  • Government and assembly131
  • Farm buildings99
  • Apartments and lodging58
  • Sheds, utility and other36
  • Schools33
  • Industrial22
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,874
  • 300 to 5001,101
  • 550 to 1,000716
  • 1,050 to 2,000112
  • over 2,00061
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
Indian River High SchoolPublic school1,073 studentsJun 2025
Clayton (John M.) Elementary SchoolPublic school446 studentsJun 2025
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ DAGSBOROChild care center212 licensed capacityOct 2026
MOTHER GOOSE CHILDREN's CENTERChild care center70 licensed capacityOct 2026
KIDZ AKADEMY INC., LEARNING CENTERChild care center48 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.

  • Dagsboro Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Mar 2021