FirePreplans

Smithsburg, Maryland. Washington County.

Smithsburg Community Volunteer Fire Company, Inc

  • 4,701pre-plans, about one per building
  • 7life-risk sites
  • 85estimated 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. 35 volunteer firefighters.

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Smithsburg High, public schoolSmithsburg Middle, public schoolSmithsburg Elementary, public schoolCascade Elementary, public schoolTrinity Learning Center, child care centerMy Favorite Place, child care centerMy Favorite Place II, child care centerSmithsburg Community Volunteer Fire CompanySmithsburg HighSmithsburg MiddleSmithsburg Elem.Cascade Elem.Trinity LearningMy Favorite PlaceMy Favorite Place IISTATION2 miNSmithsburg High, public schoolSmithsburg Middle, public schoolSmithsburg Elementary, public schoolCascade Elementary, public schoolTrinity Learning Center, child care centerMy Favorite Place, child care centerMy Favorite Place II, child care centerSmithsburg Community Volunteer Fire CompanySmithsburg HighSmithsburg MiddleSmithsburg Elem.Cascade Elem.Trinity LearningMy Favorite PlaceMy Favorite Place IISTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Jul 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

4,701pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
85buildings 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.
219hydrants mapped, covering about 64% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of May 2025
31square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jul 2026

About 10,941 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

  • Homes4,243
  • Sheds, utility and other168
  • Businesses132
  • Mobile homes41
  • Apartments and lodging31
  • Industrial31
  • Schools30
  • Farm buildings13
  • Government and assembly12
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,014
  • 300 to 5002,099
  • 550 to 1,000503
  • 1,050 to 2,00064
  • over 2,00021
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
Smithsburg HighPublic school733 studentsJun 2025
Smithsburg MiddlePublic school554 studentsJun 2025
Smithsburg ElementaryPublic school362 studentsJun 2025
Cascade ElementaryPublic school137 studentsJun 2025
Trinity Learning CenterChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
My Favorite PlaceChild care centerAt setupMay 2026
My Favorite Place IIChild 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.

  • Smithsburg Community Volunteer Fire CompanyRecord dated Jul 2022