FirePreplans

Bowie, Maryland. Prince Georges County.

Bowie Volunteer Fire Department (Prince Georges County Fire Department)

  • 18,981pre-plans, about one per building
  • 17life-risk sites
  • 371estimated 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. 75 volunteer firefighters. 56 career firefighters.

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Bowie High, public schoolSamuel Ogle Middle, public schoolWhitehall Elementary, public schoolTulip Grove Elementary, public schoolSt Pius X School, private schoolPointer Ridge Elementary, public schoolWoodmore Elementary, public schoolYorktown Elementary, public schoolHigh Bridge Elementary, public schoolGrace Christian School Of Grace Baptist Church, private schoolRockledge Elementary, public schoolChapel Forge E C C, public schoolC. Elizabeth Rieg, public schoolFairhaven School, private schoolBelair Baptist Christian Academy, private schoolVictory Christian Academy, private schoolSt Matthew's Early Education Center, private schoolBowie Volunteer Fire Department Station 819Bowie Volunteer Fire Department Station 839Bowie Volunteer Fire Department Station 843Bowie HighTulip Grove Elem.St Pius X SchoolPointer Ridge Elem.High Bridge Elem.Rockledge Elem.C. Elizabeth RiegFairhaven SchoolBelair BaptistVictory ChristianSTATION 819STATION 839STATION 8435 miNBowie High, public schoolSamuel Ogle Middle, public schoolWhitehall Elementary, public schoolTulip Grove Elementary, public schoolSt Pius X School, private schoolPointer Ridge Elementary, public schoolWoodmore Elementary, public schoolYorktown Elementary, public schoolHigh Bridge Elementary, public schoolGrace Christian School Of Grace Baptist Church, private schoolRockledge Elementary, public schoolChapel Forge E C C, public schoolC. Elizabeth Rieg, public schoolFairhaven School, private schoolBelair Baptist Christian Academy, private schoolVictory Christian Academy, private schoolSt Matthew's Early Education Center, private schoolBowie Volunteer Fire Department Station 819Bowie Volunteer Fire Department Station 839Bowie Volunteer Fire Department Station 843Bowie HighSamuel Ogle MiddleWhitehall Elem.Tulip Grove Elem.St Pius X SchoolPointer Ridge Elem.Rockledge Elem.C. Elizabeth RiegFairhaven SchoolBelair BaptistVictory ChristianSTATION 819STATION 839STATION 8435 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.

18,981pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
17life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
371buildings 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.
53square miles of first dueEstimated

About 46,728 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

  • Homes18,009
  • Businesses306
  • Sheds, utility and other283
  • Industrial123
  • Schools90
  • Nursing homes and hospitals65
  • Farm buildings56
  • Government and assembly18
  • Apartments and lodging16
  • Mobile homes15
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less11,996
  • 300 to 5005,479
  • 550 to 1,0001,135
  • 1,050 to 2,000206
  • over 2,000165
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; 92% 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
Bowie HighPublic school2,580 studentsJun 2025
Samuel Ogle MiddlePublic school806 studentsJun 2025
Whitehall ElementaryPublic school485 studentsJun 2025
Tulip Grove ElementaryPublic school477 studentsJun 2025
Pointer Ridge ElementaryPublic school416 studentsJun 2025
Woodmore ElementaryPublic school402 studentsJun 2025
Yorktown ElementaryPublic school396 studentsJun 2025
High Bridge ElementaryPublic school394 studentsJun 2025
Rockledge ElementaryPublic school319 studentsJun 2025
Chapel Forge E C CPublic school230 studentsJun 2025
C. Elizabeth RiegPublic school148 studentsJun 2025
St Pius X SchoolPrivate school439 studentsJun 2024 Check
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Grace Christian School Of Grace Baptist ChurchPrivate school322 studentsJun 2024 Check
Fairhaven SchoolPrivate school58 studentsJun 2024 Check
Belair Baptist Christian AcademyPrivate school53 studentsJun 2024 Check
Victory Christian AcademyPrivate school18 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Matthew's Early Education CenterPrivate school16 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.

  • Bowie Volunteer Fire Department Station 819Record dated Oct 2018
  • Bowie Volunteer Fire Department Station 839Record dated Oct 2018
  • Bowie Volunteer Fire Department Station 843Record dated Oct 2018