FirePreplans

Arbutus, Maryland. Baltimore County.

Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department (Baltimore County Fire Department)

  • 3,561pre-plans, about one per building
  • 11life-risk sites
  • 91estimated 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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All volunteer department. 1 station. 100 volunteer firefighters.

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Arbutus Middle, public schoolArbutus Elementary, public schoolCharlestown Renaissance Gardens Terrace, personal care homeMaiden Choice School, public schoolCharlestown Community Inc, nursing homeLittle Sisters Of The Poor, nursing homeMount Providence Child Development Center, private schoolApple Ridge Montessori School, private schoolAll About Children Learning Center, child care centerMount Providence Child Development Center, child care centerApple Ridge Montessori School, child care centerArbutus Volunteer Fire Department Station 35Arbutus MiddleArbutus Elem.CharlestownMaiden Choice SchoolCharlestownLittle SistersMount ProvidenceApple RidgeAll About ChildrenMount ProvidenceApple RidgeSTATION 351 miNArbutus Middle, public schoolArbutus Elementary, public schoolCharlestown Renaissance Gardens Terrace, personal care homeMaiden Choice School, public schoolCharlestown Community Inc, nursing homeLittle Sisters Of The Poor, nursing homeMount Providence Child Development Center, private schoolApple Ridge Montessori School, private schoolAll About Children Learning Center, child care centerMount Providence Child Development Center, child care centerApple Ridge Montessori School, child care centerArbutus Volunteer Fire Department Station 35Arbutus MiddleArbutus Elem.CharlestownMaiden Choice SchoolCharlestownLittle SistersMount ProvidenceApple RidgeAll About ChildrenMount ProvidenceApple RidgeSTATION 351 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.

3,561pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
11life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
91buildings 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.
4square miles of first dueEstimated

About 8,703 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

  • Homes3,055
  • Apartments and lodging175
  • Businesses166
  • Schools79
  • Sheds, utility and other32
  • Government and assembly29
  • Industrial19
  • Nursing homes and hospitals5
  • Farm buildings1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,803
  • 300 to 500311
  • 550 to 1,000356
  • 1,050 to 2,00038
  • over 2,00053
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; 91% 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
Charlestown Community IncNursing home103 bedsSep 2026
Little Sisters Of The PoorNursing home20 bedsSep 2026
Charlestown Renaissance Gardens TerracePersonal care home199 licensed capacityAug 2019 Check
Arbutus MiddlePublic school974 studentsJun 2025
Arbutus ElementaryPublic school410 studentsJun 2025
Maiden Choice SchoolPublic school118 studentsJun 2025
Mount Providence Child Development CenterPrivate school9 studentsJun 2024 Check
Apple Ridge Montessori SchoolPrivate school6 studentsJun 2024 Check
All About Children Learning CenterChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
Mount Providence Child Development CenterChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
Apple Ridge Montessori SchoolChild care centerAt setupMay 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.

  • Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department Station 35Record dated Oct 2024