FirePreplans

Groton, Massachusetts. Middlesex County.

Groton Fire Department

  • 4,095pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 69estimated 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. 3 stations. 4 career firefighters.

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Groton Dunstable Regional Middle, public schoolFlorence Roche School, public schoolLawrence Academy, private schoolGroton School, private schoolSeven Hills Pediatric Center, nursing homeBoutwell School, public schoolSeven Hills At Groton, private schoolGroton Community School, private schoolGroton Fire Department Center StationGroton Fire Department Station 2Groton Fire Department Station 3Groton DunstableFlorence RocheLawrence AcademyGroton SchoolSeven HillsBoutwell SchoolSeven HillsGroton CommunitySTATIONSTATION 2STATION 32 miNGroton Dunstable Regional Middle, public schoolFlorence Roche School, public schoolLawrence Academy, private schoolGroton School, private schoolSeven Hills Pediatric Center, nursing homeBoutwell School, public schoolSeven Hills At Groton, private schoolGroton Community School, private schoolGroton Fire Department Center StationGroton Fire Department Station 2Groton Fire Department Station 3Groton DunstableFlorence RocheLawrence AcademyGroton SchoolSeven HillsGroton CommunitySTATIONSTATION 2STATION 32 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.

4,095pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
69buildings 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.
31square miles of first dueEstimated

About 9,409 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

  • Homes3,326
  • Apartments and lodging248
  • Businesses163
  • Schools141
  • Government and assembly127
  • Industrial31
  • Sheds, utility and other31
  • Mobile homes16
  • Farm buildings8
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,670
  • 300 to 5001,851
  • 550 to 1,000505
  • 1,050 to 2,00046
  • over 2,00023
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
Seven Hills Pediatric CenterNursing home83 bedsSep 2026
Groton Dunstable Regional MiddlePublic school739 studentsJun 2025
Florence Roche SchoolPublic school615 studentsJun 2025
Boutwell SchoolPublic school77 studentsJun 2025
Lawrence AcademyPrivate school415 studentsJun 2024 Check
Groton SchoolPrivate school381 studentsJun 2024 Check
Seven Hills At GrotonPrivate school35 studentsJun 2024 Check
Groton Community SchoolPrivate school17 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.

  • Groton Fire Department Center StationRecord dated Dec 2024
  • Groton Fire Department Station 2Record dated Sep 2020
  • Groton Fire Department Station 3Record dated Sep 2020