FirePreplans

Belchertown, Massachusetts. Hampshire County.

Belchertown Fire Department

  • 6,252pre-plans, about one per building
  • 13life-risk sites
  • 54estimated 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. 19 career firefighters.

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Belchertown High, public schoolChestnut Hill Community School, public schoolSwift River Elementary, public schoolJabish Middle School, public schoolCold Spring, public schoolBelchertown Day School, child care centerChristopher Heights of Belchertown, personal care homeJitterbugs Early Childhood Program, child care centerBelchertown Kidz Club, LLC, child care centerLittle Friends Child Care and Learning Center, child care centerPackard Mountain, child care centerBelchertown Community Preschool Association, Inc., child care centerRooty Tooty Daycare, child care centerBelchertown Fire DepartmentBelchertown HighChestnut HillSwift River Elem.Jabish MiddleCold SpringBelchertown DayChristopher HeightsLittle Friends ChildPackard MountainSTATION2 miNBelchertown High, public schoolChestnut Hill Community School, public schoolSwift River Elementary, public schoolJabish Middle School, public schoolCold Spring, public schoolBelchertown Day School, child care centerChristopher Heights of Belchertown, personal care homeJitterbugs Early Childhood Program, child care centerBelchertown Kidz Club, LLC, child care centerLittle Friends Child Care and Learning Center, child care centerPackard Mountain, child care centerBelchertown Community Preschool Association, Inc., child care centerRooty Tooty Daycare, child care centerBelchertown Fire DepartmentBelchertown HighChestnut HillSwift River Elem.Jabish MiddleCold SpringBelchertown DayLittle Friends ChildPackard MountainSTATION5 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.

6,252pre-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 caresEstimated
54buildings 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.
55square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of May 2026

About 16,872 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

  • Homes5,449
  • Apartments and lodging318
  • Businesses237
  • Government and assembly117
  • Industrial49
  • Schools43
  • Sheds, utility and other27
  • Farm buildings11
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,453
  • 300 to 5002,280
  • 550 to 1,000465
  • 1,050 to 2,00038
  • over 2,00016
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
Christopher Heights of BelchertownPersonal care home95 licensed capacityJul 2026
Belchertown HighPublic school573 studentsJun 2025
Chestnut Hill Community SchoolPublic school494 studentsJun 2025
Swift River ElementaryPublic school445 studentsJun 2025
Jabish Middle SchoolPublic school343 studentsJun 2025
Cold SpringPublic school188 studentsJun 2025
Belchertown Day SchoolChild care center110 licensed capacitySep 2026
Jitterbugs Early Childhood ProgramChild care center95 licensed capacitySep 2026
Belchertown Kidz Club, LLCChild care center69 licensed capacitySep 2026
Little Friends Child Care and Learning CenterChild care center38 licensed capacitySep 2026
Packard MountainChild care center32 licensed capacitySep 2026
Belchertown Community Preschool Association, Inc.Child care center22 licensed capacitySep 2026
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Rooty Tooty DaycareChild care center13 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.

  • Belchertown Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2017