FirePreplans

La Plata, Maryland. Charles County.

La Plata Volunteer Fire Department Inc

  • 8,486pre-plans, about one per building
  • 27life-risk sites
  • 239estimated 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. 60 volunteer firefighters.

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La Plata High School, public schoolMaurice J. McDonough High School, public schoolMilton M. Somers Middle School, public schoolWalter J. Mitchell Elementary School, public schoolMary H. Matula Elementary School, public schoolSouthern Maryland Christian Academy, private schoolArchbishop Neale School, private schoolPhoenix International School of the Arts, public schoolGrace Lutheran School, private schoolGreen Acres Nursing And Rehab, nursing homeComplete Care At Laplata Llc, nursing homeSagepoint Gardens 1, personal care homeSagepoint Gardens 2, personal care homeSagepoint Memory Care, personal care homeUniversity of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, hospitalF. B. Gwynn Educational Center, public schoolGrace Lutheran Preschool and Extended Care Center, child care centerPotomac Early Learning Center, child care centerChildren's Learning Tree, child care centerCCDCS/AlphaBEST Child Care, child care centerBlessed Lambs Preschool, child care centerLA Learning Center, child care centerArchbishop Neale School Child Care Center, child care centerSouthern Maryland Christian Academy Infant and Toddler Center, child care centerA Child's Journey Learning Center, child care centerAll Aboard Child Development Center, child care centerCCDCS/AlphaBEST@ The Early Learning Center, child care centerLa Plata Volunteer Fire DepartmentLa Plata HighMaurice J. McDonoughMilton M. SomersWalter J. MitchellMary H. Matula Elem.Southern MarylandArchbishop NealePhoenixGrace LutheranComplete CareSagepoint Gardens 1UniversityF. B. GwynnGrace LutheranPotomac EarlyChildren's LearningCCDCS/AlphaBESTSouthern MarylandAll Aboard ChildCCDCS/AlphaBEST@STATION2 miNLa Plata High School, public schoolMaurice J. McDonough High School, public schoolMilton M. Somers Middle School, public schoolWalter J. Mitchell Elementary School, public schoolMary H. Matula Elementary School, public schoolSouthern Maryland Christian Academy, private schoolArchbishop Neale School, private schoolPhoenix International School of the Arts, public schoolGrace Lutheran School, private schoolGreen Acres Nursing And Rehab, nursing homeComplete Care At Laplata Llc, nursing homeSagepoint Gardens 1, personal care homeSagepoint Gardens 2, personal care homeSagepoint Memory Care, personal care homeUniversity of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, hospitalF. B. Gwynn Educational Center, public schoolGrace Lutheran Preschool and Extended Care Center, child care centerPotomac Early Learning Center, child care centerChildren's Learning Tree, child care centerCCDCS/AlphaBEST Child Care, child care centerBlessed Lambs Preschool, child care centerLA Learning Center, child care centerArchbishop Neale School Child Care Center, child care centerSouthern Maryland Christian Academy Infant and Toddler Center, child care centerA Child's Journey Learning Center, child care centerAll Aboard Child Development Center, child care centerCCDCS/AlphaBEST@ The Early Learning Center, child care centerLa Plata Volunteer Fire DepartmentLa Plata HighMilton M. SomersWalter J. MitchellSouthern MarylandArchbishop NealePhoenixGrace LutheranGrace LutheranSouthern MarylandA Child's JourneyCCDCS/AlphaBEST@STATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Apr 2022.

Your first due by the numbers.

8,486pre-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
239buildings 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.
50square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Apr 2022Check: list over 2 years old

About 27,971 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

  • Homes7,574
  • Businesses337
  • Sheds, utility and other161
  • Apartments and lodging122
  • Schools109
  • Government and assembly57
  • Farm buildings57
  • Industrial51
  • Nursing homes and hospitals12
  • Mobile homes6
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,079
  • 300 to 5003,086
  • 550 to 1,0001,082
  • 1,050 to 2,000176
  • over 2,00063
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; 68% 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
Green Acres Nursing And RehabNursing home170 bedsSep 2026
Complete Care At Laplata LlcNursing home142 bedsSep 2026
University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical CenterHospitalAt setupSep 2018
Sagepoint Gardens 1Personal care home16 licensed capacityAug 2019 Check
Sagepoint Gardens 2Personal care home16 licensed capacityAug 2019 Check
Sagepoint Memory CarePersonal care home12 licensed capacityAug 2019 Check
La Plata High SchoolPublic school1,217 studentsJun 2025
Maurice J. McDonough High SchoolPublic school1,163 studentsJun 2025
Milton M. Somers Middle SchoolPublic school671 studentsJun 2025
Walter J. Mitchell Elementary SchoolPublic school663 studentsJun 2025
Mary H. Matula Elementary SchoolPublic school610 studentsJun 2025
Phoenix International School of the ArtsPublic school243 studentsJun 2025
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F. B. Gwynn Educational CenterPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Southern Maryland Christian AcademyPrivate school347 studentsJun 2024 Check
Archbishop Neale SchoolPrivate school285 studentsJun 2024 Check
Grace Lutheran SchoolPrivate school202 studentsJun 2024 Check
Grace Lutheran Preschool and Extended Care CenterChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
Potomac Early Learning CenterChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
Children's Learning TreeChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
CCDCS/AlphaBEST Child CareChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
Blessed Lambs PreschoolChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
LA Learning CenterChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
Archbishop Neale School Child Care CenterChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
Southern Maryland Christian Academy Infant and Toddler CenterChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
A Child's Journey Learning CenterChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
All Aboard Child Development CenterChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
CCDCS/AlphaBEST@ The Early 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.

  • La Plata Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jan 2017