FirePreplans

Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Berkshire County.

Great Barrington Fire Department

  • 4,158pre-plans, about one per building
  • 13life-risk sites
  • 87estimated 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. 2 stations. 1 career firefighters.

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Monument Mt Regional High, public schoolMuddy Brook Regional Elementary School, public schoolW.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School, public schoolBerkshire Waldorf School, private schoolFairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, nursing homeTimberlyn Heights Nursing And Rehabilitation, nursing homeSunshine at Berkshire South After School Action Adventure, child care centerBard Academy At Simons Rock, private schoolThe Early Childhood Center at Hevreh, child care centerBerkshire Meadows, private schoolMuddy Brook Elementary School Head Start, child care centerMountainside Preschool, public schoolFairview Hospital, hospitalGreat Barrington Fire DepartmentGreat Barrington Fire Department Housatonic StationMonument Mt RegionalMuddy Brook RegionalW.E.B. Du BoisFairview CommonsTimberlyn HeightsSunshineBard AcademyEarly ChildhoodBerkshire MeadowsMuddy Brook Elem.Fairview HospitalSTATIONSTATION2 miNMonument Mt Regional High, public schoolMuddy Brook Regional Elementary School, public schoolW.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School, public schoolBerkshire Waldorf School, private schoolFairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, nursing homeTimberlyn Heights Nursing And Rehabilitation, nursing homeSunshine at Berkshire South After School Action Adventure, child care centerBard Academy At Simons Rock, private schoolThe Early Childhood Center at Hevreh, child care centerBerkshire Meadows, private schoolMuddy Brook Elementary School Head Start, child care centerMountainside Preschool, public schoolFairview Hospital, hospitalGreat Barrington Fire DepartmentGreat Barrington Fire Department Housatonic StationMonument Mt RegionalMuddy Brook RegionalW.E.B. Du BoisFairview CommonsTimberlyn HeightsSunshineEarly ChildhoodBerkshire MeadowsMuddy Brook Elem.Fairview HospitalSTATIONSTATION2 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of May 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

4,158pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
13life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
87buildings 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.
46square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of May 2026

About 10,289 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

  • Homes3,140
  • Apartments and lodging494
  • Businesses195
  • Sheds, utility and other192
  • Schools62
  • Government and assembly54
  • Industrial11
  • Mobile homes4
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
  • Farm buildings2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,205
  • 300 to 5001,439
  • 550 to 1,000427
  • 1,050 to 2,00063
  • over 2,00024
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
Fairview Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterNursing home146 bedsSep 2026
Timberlyn Heights Nursing And RehabilitationNursing home71 bedsSep 2026
Fairview HospitalHospitalAt setupMar 2017
Monument Mt Regional HighPublic school431 studentsJun 2025
Muddy Brook Regional Elementary SchoolPublic school365 studentsJun 2025
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle SchoolPublic school326 studentsJun 2025
Mountainside PreschoolPublic school9 studentsJun 2025
Berkshire Waldorf SchoolPrivate school166 studentsJun 2024 Check
Bard Academy At Simons RockPrivate school47 studentsJun 2024 Check
Berkshire MeadowsPrivate school21 studentsJun 2024 Check
Sunshine at Berkshire South After School Action AdventureChild care center68 licensed capacitySep 2026
The Early Childhood Center at HevrehChild care center35 licensed capacitySep 2026
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Muddy Brook Elementary School Head StartChild care center20 licensed capacitySep 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.

  • Great Barrington Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2025
  • Great Barrington Fire Department Housatonic StationRecord dated Aug 2020