FirePreplans

Lewes, Delaware. Sussex County.

Lewes Volunteer Fire Department

  • 14,767pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 894estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 1,214in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 3 stations. 105 volunteer firefighters. 17 career firefighters.

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Cape Henlopen High School, public schoolLewes Elementary School, public schoolFrederick D Thomas Middle School, public schoolSussex Consortium, public schoolExcelcare At Lewes Llc, nursing homeThe Moorings At Lewes, nursing homePeaceful Child School, private schoolBeebe Healthcare, hospitalLewes Fire Department Station 1 HeadquartersLewes Fire Department Station 2Cape Henlopen HighLewes Elem.Frederick D ThomasSussex ConsortiumExcelcareMooringsPeaceful ChildBeebe HealthcareSTATION 1STATION 22 miNCape Henlopen High School, public schoolLewes Elementary School, public schoolFrederick D Thomas Middle School, public schoolSussex Consortium, public schoolExcelcare At Lewes Llc, nursing homeThe Moorings At Lewes, nursing homePeaceful Child School, private schoolBeebe Healthcare, hospitalLewes Fire Department Station 1 HeadquartersLewes Fire Department Station 2Cape Henlopen HighLewes Elem.Frederick D ThomasSussex ConsortiumMooringsPeaceful ChildSTATION 1STATION 25 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

14,767pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
894buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
1,214buildings 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.
40square miles of first dueEstimated

About 31,501 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

  • Homes11,653
  • Mobile homes1,130
  • Apartments and lodging934
  • Businesses403
  • Government and assembly302
  • Sheds, utility and other115
  • Schools99
  • Farm buildings99
  • Nursing homes and hospitals30
  • Industrial2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,333
  • 300 to 5003,791
  • 550 to 1,0006,749
  • 1,050 to 2,000717
  • over 2,000177
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
Excelcare At Lewes LlcNursing home179 bedsSep 2026
The Moorings At LewesNursing home40 bedsSep 2026
Beebe HealthcareHospitalAt setupAug 2024
Cape Henlopen High SchoolPublic school1,889 studentsJun 2025
Lewes Elementary SchoolPublic school620 studentsJun 2025
Frederick D Thomas Middle SchoolPublic school451 studentsJun 2025
Sussex ConsortiumPublic school439 studentsJun 2025
Peaceful Child SchoolPrivate school12 studentsJun 2024 Check

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.

  • Lewes Fire Department Station 1 HeadquartersRecord dated Jun 2016
  • Lewes Fire Department Station 2Record dated Apr 2019