FirePreplans

Laurel, Delaware. Sussex County.

Laurel Fire Department, Inc.

  • 10,987pre-plans, about one per building
  • 13life-risk sites
  • 784estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 119in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 75 volunteer firefighters. 7 career firefighters.

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Laurel Elementary School, public schoolLaurel Senior High School, public schoolLaurel Middle School, public schoolNorth Laurel Early Learning Academy, public schoolEpworth Christian School, private schoolCHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START DUNBAR, child care centerBOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ LAUREL, child care centerTHE CHILD CRAFT COMPANY, child care centerOLLIE's IMAGINATION STATION, child care centerDISCOVERY COVE LEARNING CENTER, child care centerSUSSEX PRESCHOOLS-LAUREL SCHOOL AGE SITE, child care centerCHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START LAUREL, child care centerACELERO LEARNING LAUREL CENTER, child care centerLaurel Fire Department Station 1Laurel Fire Department Station 2Laurel Elem.Laurel Senior HighLaurel MiddleNorth Laurel EarlyEpworth ChristianChildren & FamiliesBoys & Girls Club @Child Craft CompanyDiscovery CoveSussexSTATION 1STATION 22 miNLaurel Elementary School, public schoolLaurel Senior High School, public schoolLaurel Middle School, public schoolNorth Laurel Early Learning Academy, public schoolEpworth Christian School, private schoolCHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START DUNBAR, child care centerBOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ LAUREL, child care centerTHE CHILD CRAFT COMPANY, child care centerOLLIE's IMAGINATION STATION, child care centerDISCOVERY COVE LEARNING CENTER, child care centerSUSSEX PRESCHOOLS-LAUREL SCHOOL AGE SITE, child care centerCHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START LAUREL, child care centerACELERO LEARNING LAUREL CENTER, child care centerLaurel Fire Department Station 1Laurel Fire Department Station 2Laurel Elem.Laurel Senior HighLaurel MiddleNorth Laurel EarlyEpworth ChristianBoys & Girls Club @Child Craft CompanyOLLIE's IMAGINATIONSussexSTATION 1STATION 25 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.

10,987pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
13life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
784buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
119buildings 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.
92square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 21,499 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

  • Homes8,532
  • Mobile homes1,055
  • Farm buildings595
  • Businesses320
  • Government and assembly219
  • Sheds, utility and other138
  • Apartments and lodging85
  • Schools29
  • Industrial14
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,590
  • 300 to 5003,763
  • 550 to 1,0001,850
  • 1,050 to 2,000339
  • over 2,000445
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
Laurel Elementary SchoolPublic school1,145 studentsJun 2025
Laurel Senior High SchoolPublic school753 studentsJun 2025
Laurel Middle SchoolPublic school373 studentsJun 2025
North Laurel Early Learning AcademyPublic school273 studentsJun 2025
Epworth Christian SchoolPrivate school162 studentsJun 2024 Check
CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START DUNBARChild care center140 licensed capacityOct 2026
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB @ LAURELChild care center138 licensed capacityOct 2026
THE CHILD CRAFT COMPANYChild care center137 licensed capacityOct 2026
OLLIE's IMAGINATION STATIONChild care center59 licensed capacityOct 2026
DISCOVERY COVE LEARNING CENTERChild care center53 licensed capacityOct 2026
SUSSEX PRESCHOOLS-LAUREL SCHOOL AGE SITEChild care center47 licensed capacityOct 2026
CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST HEAD START LAURELChild care center30 licensed capacityOct 2026
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ACELERO LEARNING LAUREL CENTERChild care center30 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.

  • Laurel Fire Department Station 1Record dated Feb 2021
  • Laurel Fire Department Station 2Record dated Feb 2021