FirePreplans

Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Tangipahoa County.

Ponchatoula Volunteer Fire Department

  • 14,049pre-plans, about one per building
  • 18life-risk sites
  • 224estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • At setupin the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 4 stations. 39 volunteer firefighters. 13 career firefighters.

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Ponchatoula High School, public schoolPonchatoula Junior High School, public schoolD.C. Reeves Elementary School, public schoolTucker Memorial Elementary School, public schoolMartha Vinyard Elementary School, public schoolSt Joseph School, private schoolPerrin Early Learning Center, public schoolREGINA COELI CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER - PONCHATOULA EARLY HEAD START, child care centerSTORYTIME DAYCARE CENTER, LLC, child care centerPonchatoula Community Care Center, nursing homeAFTER THE BELL, child care centerKIDS WORLD DAYCARE AND EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerJUST KIDDIN AROUND, child care centerSTRAWBERRY CASTLE PRESCHOOL, child care centerTHE EARLY LEARNING CENTER OF PONCHATOULA, child care centerMONTESSORI AND ME, child care centerLITTLE ANGELS LEARNING ACADEMY, child care centerLEARN N GROW LEARNING CENTER, LLC, child care centerPonchatoula Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Ponchatoula Volunteer Fire DepartmentPonchatoula HighPonchatoula JuniorD.C. Reeves Elem.Tucker MemorialMartha Vinyard Elem.St Joseph SchoolPerrin EarlyStorytime DaycarePonchatoulaKids World DaycareEarly LearningSTATION 1STATION2 miNPonchatoula High School, public schoolPonchatoula Junior High School, public schoolD.C. Reeves Elementary School, public schoolTucker Memorial Elementary School, public schoolMartha Vinyard Elementary School, public schoolSt Joseph School, private schoolPerrin Early Learning Center, public schoolREGINA COELI CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER - PONCHATOULA EARLY HEAD START, child care centerSTORYTIME DAYCARE CENTER, LLC, child care centerPonchatoula Community Care Center, nursing homeAFTER THE BELL, child care centerKIDS WORLD DAYCARE AND EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerJUST KIDDIN AROUND, child care centerSTRAWBERRY CASTLE PRESCHOOL, child care centerTHE EARLY LEARNING CENTER OF PONCHATOULA, child care centerMONTESSORI AND ME, child care centerLITTLE ANGELS LEARNING ACADEMY, child care centerLEARN N GROW LEARNING CENTER, LLC, child care centerPonchatoula Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Ponchatoula Volunteer Fire DepartmentPonchatoula HighPonchatoula JuniorD.C. Reeves Elem.Tucker MemorialPerrin EarlyPonchatoulaKids World DaycareSTATION 1STATION5 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.

14,049pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
18life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
224buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
At setupbuildings in the 100-year flood zone. We read the flood map for your area when you set up, and every card shows its zone.
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
75square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 26,509 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

  • Homes11,308
  • Sheds, utility and other1,720
  • Businesses379
  • Apartments and lodging318
  • Farm buildings168
  • Mobile homes79
  • Schools63
  • Nursing homes and hospitals8
  • Industrial3
  • Government and assembly3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less5,573
  • 300 to 5005,578
  • 550 to 1,0002,674
  • 1,050 to 2,000164
  • over 2,00060
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
Ponchatoula Community Care CenterNursing home140 bedsSep 2026
Ponchatoula High SchoolPublic school2,067 studentsJun 2025
Ponchatoula Junior High SchoolPublic school723 studentsJun 2025
D.C. Reeves Elementary SchoolPublic school688 studentsJun 2025
Tucker Memorial Elementary SchoolPublic school633 studentsJun 2025
Martha Vinyard Elementary SchoolPublic school589 studentsJun 2025
Perrin Early Learning CenterPublic school338 studentsJun 2025
St Joseph SchoolPrivate school494 studentsJun 2024 Check
REGINA COELI CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER - PONCHATOULA EARLY HEAD STARTChild care center331 licensed capacityAug 2024 Check
STORYTIME DAYCARE CENTER, LLCChild care center235 licensed capacityAug 2024 Check
AFTER THE BELLChild care center96 licensed capacityAug 2024 Check
KIDS WORLD DAYCARE AND EARLY LEARNING CENTERChild care center85 licensed capacityAug 2024 Check
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JUST KIDDIN AROUNDChild care center64 licensed capacityAug 2024 Check
STRAWBERRY CASTLE PRESCHOOLChild care center55 licensed capacityAug 2024 Check
THE EARLY LEARNING CENTER OF PONCHATOULAChild care center47 licensed capacityAug 2024 Check
MONTESSORI AND MEChild care center43 licensed capacityAug 2024 Check
LITTLE ANGELS LEARNING ACADEMYChild care center33 licensed capacityAug 2024 Check
LEARN N GROW LEARNING CENTER, LLCChild care center30 licensed capacityAug 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.

  • Ponchatoula Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Record dated Jul 2020
  • Ponchatoula Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jul 2020