Sykesville, Maryland. Carroll County.

Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department

11,136pre-plans, about one per building
27life-risk sites
228estimated 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. 65 volunteer firefighters. 33 career firefighters.

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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.

11,136pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

27life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old

228buildings 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.

34square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Dec 2022Check: list over 2 years old

About 39,206 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

Homes10,215
Sheds, utility and other398
Apartments and lodging191
Businesses190
Industrial82
Government and assembly26
Schools18
Nursing homes and hospitals10
Farm buildings6

EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

250 or less4,946
300 to 5004,923
550 to 1,0001,039
1,050 to 2,000142
over 2,00086

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; 37% 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.

Name	Type	Size	List as of
Autumn Lake Healthcare At Birch Manor	Nursing home	118 beds	Sep 2026
Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center Fairhaven	Nursing home	79 beds	Sep 2026
Copper Ridge Nursing And Assisted Living Center	Nursing home	66 beds	Sep 2026
Springfield State Hospital Center	Hospital	At setup	Jun 2016
Copper Ridge, Inc	Personal care home	60 licensed capacity	Aug 2019 Check
Transitions Healthcare Oakland Manor LLC	Personal care home	60 licensed capacity	Aug 2019 Check
Fairhaven, Inc	Personal care home	35 licensed capacity	Aug 2019 Check
Liberty High	Public school	1,007 students	Jun 2025
Oklahoma Road Middle	Public school	816 students	Jun 2025
Sykesville Middle	Public school	697 students	Jun 2025
Freedom District Elementary	Public school	627 students	Jun 2025
Carrolltowne Elementary	Public school	593 students	Jun 2025

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Piney Ridge Elementary	Public school	578 students	Jun 2025
Eldersburg Elementary	Public school	470 students	Jun 2025
St Stephens Classical Christian Academy	Private school	109 students	Jun 2024 Check
Immanuel Montessori School	Private school	4 students	Jun 2024 Check
Celebree Learning Center - Eldersburg	Child care center	At setup	May 2026
Deb's Place, Inc.	Child care center	At setup	May 2026
Holy Spirit ECLC	Child care center	At setup	May 2026
KinderCare-301124	Child care center	At setup	May 2026
All About Kids Learning Center	Child care center	At setup	May 2026
Stepping Stones Day Care Center	Child care center	At setup	May 2026
Merritt Athletic Club Before and After Care	Child care center	At setup	May 2026
Wesley Freedom UMC Early Years	Child care center	At setup	May 2026
Immanuel Montessori School	Child care center	At setup	May 2026
Rhymes and Reasons Child Care Center	Child care center	At setup	May 2026
The Goddard School of Eldersburg	Child care center	At setup	May 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.

Sykesville Freedom District Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jul 2022

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The board packet is a PDF built for Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department: your numbers, how it works in four steps, what your officers do, the cost and terms, and a motion your secretary can read into the minutes.

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What it costs

Year one

Pay in full: was $5,000, Free
Or 12 monthly payments: was $416.67 a monththe same total

*The first company in Carroll County to sign up pays no setup fee. That spot is still open.

Each year after

$120 a year, one payment.

Half of one percent of $1,440,288, your average yearly spending on your last 3 IRS filings. Our highest price is $5,000.

Year one is a setup fee that builds every card and includes the monthly checks and the note to the chief. Each year after, $120 a year keeps them going.

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