FirePreplans

Southwick, Massachusetts. Hampden County.

Southwick Fire Department

  • 5,331pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 143estimated 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. 1 station. 42 volunteer firefighters. 2 career firefighters.

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Southwick Regional School, public schoolPowder Mill School, public schoolWoodland School, public schoolOpen Arms Child Care Center, child care centerSRC School Age Program, child care centerWoodbridge Assisted Living at The Cottages of Southwick, personal care homeSouthwick Fire DepartmentSouthwick RegionalPowder Mill SchoolWoodland SchoolOpen Arms Child CareSRC School AgeWoodbridge AssistedSTATION2 miNSouthwick Regional School, public schoolPowder Mill School, public schoolWoodland School, public schoolOpen Arms Child Care Center, child care centerSRC School Age Program, child care centerWoodbridge Assisted Living at The Cottages of Southwick, personal care homeSouthwick Fire DepartmentSouthwick RegionalPowder Mill SchoolWoodland SchoolOpen Arms Child CareSRC School AgeWoodbridge AssistedSTATION2 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.

5,331pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
143buildings 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.
32square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of May 2026

About 11,671 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

  • Homes4,529
  • Businesses326
  • Apartments and lodging175
  • Government and assembly105
  • Sheds, utility and other51
  • Industrial49
  • Schools39
  • Farm buildings33
  • Nursing homes and hospitals21
  • Mobile homes3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,535
  • 300 to 5001,945
  • 550 to 1,000708
  • 1,050 to 2,000102
  • over 2,00041
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; 6% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
Woodbridge Assisted Living at The Cottages of SouthwickPersonal care home18 licensed capacityJul 2026
Southwick Regional SchoolPublic school588 studentsJun 2025
Powder Mill SchoolPublic school383 studentsJun 2025
Woodland SchoolPublic school324 studentsJun 2025
Open Arms Child Care CenterChild care center119 licensed capacitySep 2026
SRC School Age ProgramChild care center60 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.

  • Southwick Fire DepartmentRecord dated Sep 2020