FirePreplans

Houlton, Maine. Aroostook County.

Houlton Fire Department

  • 5,545pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 101estimated 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. 8 career firefighters.

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Houlton High School, public schoolHoulton Southside School, public schoolHoulton Elementary School, public schoolHoulton Junior High School, public schoolMadigan Estates, nursing homeCarleton Project, private schoolHoulton Regional Hospital, hospitalRegion Two Sch of Applied Tech, public schoolHoulton Fire DepartmentHoulton HighHoulton SouthsideHoulton Elem.Houlton Junior HighMadigan EstatesHoulton RegionalSTATION5 miNHoulton High School, public schoolHoulton Southside School, public schoolHoulton Elementary School, public schoolHoulton Junior High School, public schoolMadigan Estates, nursing homeCarleton Project, private schoolHoulton Regional Hospital, hospitalRegion Two Sch of Applied Tech, public schoolHoulton Fire DepartmentHoulton HighHoulton SouthsideHoulton Elem.Houlton Junior HighMadigan EstatesSTATION10 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Oct 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

5,545pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
101buildings 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.
178square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 10,536 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

  • Homes4,167
  • Businesses335
  • Apartments and lodging320
  • Sheds, utility and other271
  • Government and assembly205
  • Mobile homes141
  • Industrial51
  • Schools26
  • Farm buildings16
  • Nursing homes and hospitals13
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,307
  • 300 to 5001,677
  • 550 to 1,000460
  • 1,050 to 2,00074
  • over 2,00027
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; 8% 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
Madigan EstatesNursing home99 bedsSep 2026
Houlton Regional HospitalHospitalAt setupMay 2017
Houlton High SchoolPublic school378 studentsJun 2025
Houlton Southside SchoolPublic school368 studentsJun 2025
Houlton Elementary SchoolPublic school282 studentsJun 2025
Houlton Junior High SchoolPublic school186 studentsJun 2025
Region Two Sch of Applied TechPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Carleton ProjectPrivate school8 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.

  • Houlton Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2017