FirePreplans

Manchester, Maryland. Carroll County.

Manchester Fire Company # 1

  • 6,614pre-plans, about one per building
  • 11life-risk sites
  • 90estimated 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. 55 volunteer firefighters. 38 career firefighters.

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Manchester Valley High, public schoolManchester Elementary, public schoolNorth Carroll Middle, public schoolEbb Valley Elementary, public schoolAutumn Lake Healthcare At Long View, nursing homeNorth Pines Assisted Living Facility, Inc., personal care homeGrace Bible Christian Preschool & Kindergarten, private schoolCelebree Learning Center @ Hampstead, child care centerBuilding Blocks, child care centerThe Valley Learning Center, child care centerApple Seeds Learning Center, child care centerCarroll County Fire Department Station 4 Manchester Volunteer Fire DepartmentManchester ValleyManchester Elem.North Carroll MiddleEbb Valley Elem.Autumn LakeNorth Pines AssistedGrace BibleCelebree LearningSTATION 42 miNManchester Valley High, public schoolManchester Elementary, public schoolNorth Carroll Middle, public schoolEbb Valley Elementary, public schoolAutumn Lake Healthcare At Long View, nursing homeNorth Pines Assisted Living Facility, Inc., personal care homeGrace Bible Christian Preschool & Kindergarten, private schoolCelebree Learning Center @ Hampstead, child care centerBuilding Blocks, child care centerThe Valley Learning Center, child care centerApple Seeds Learning Center, child care centerCarroll County Fire Department Station 4 Manchester Volunteer Fire DepartmentManchester ValleyManchester Elem.North Carroll MiddleEbb Valley Elem.Autumn LakeNorth Pines AssistedGrace BibleSTATION 42 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Dec 2022.

Your first due by the numbers.

6,614pre-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
90buildings 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.
39square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Dec 2022Check: list over 2 years old

About 19,187 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

  • Homes6,224
  • Sheds, utility and other367
  • Businesses11
  • Farm buildings7
  • Apartments and lodging2
  • Industrial2
  • Government and assembly1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,430
  • 300 to 5003,236
  • 550 to 1,000858
  • 1,050 to 2,00078
  • over 2,00012
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
Autumn Lake Healthcare At Long ViewNursing home109 bedsSep 2026
North Pines Assisted Living Facility, Inc.Personal care home16 licensed capacityAug 2019 Check
Manchester Valley HighPublic school1,339 studentsJun 2025
Manchester ElementaryPublic school671 studentsJun 2025
North Carroll MiddlePublic school626 studentsJun 2025
Ebb Valley ElementaryPublic school563 studentsJun 2025
Grace Bible Christian Preschool & KindergartenPrivate school12 studentsJun 2024 Check
Celebree Learning Center @ HampsteadChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
Building BlocksChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
The Valley Learning CenterChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
Apple Seeds Learning CenterChild 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.

  • Carroll County Fire Department Station 4 Manchester Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2022