FirePreplans

Charlotte, Michigan. Eaton County.

Charlotte Fire Department

  • 11,732pre-plans, about one per building
  • 26life-risk sites
  • 282estimated 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. 2 stations. 25 volunteer firefighters. 7 career firefighters.

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Charlotte Senior High School, public schoolCharlotte Upper Elementary School, public schoolCharlotte Middle School, public schoolParkview Elementary School, public schoolWashington Elementary School, public schoolFirst Lutheran Preschool/Daycare, child care centerTot Spot, child care centerGalewood Early Elementary School, public schoolEaton County Medical Care Facility, nursing homeSt Mary Elementary School, private schoolSt. Mary Child Care Services, child care centerCharlotte Head Start, child care centerEaton RESA Meadowview Offsite, public schoolPlay Garden Daycare LLC, child care centerSensations, personal care homeCharlotte Great Start Readiness Program, child care centerEaton RESA Meadowview Onsite, public schoolEaton County Youth Facility, public schoolCharlotte Public Schools Project Success, public schoolHope Landing, personal care homeCharlotte Public Schools - Weymouth, child care centerMoores Adult Foster Care Home., personal care homeEaton Resa GSRP, child care centerHope Landing - The Haven, personal care homeCharlotte Adventist Christian School, private schoolUniversity of Michigan Health - Sparrow Hospitals - Eaton, hospitalCharlotte Fire Department Downtown StationCharlotte Fire Department West Side StationCharlotte SeniorCharlotte UpperParkview Elem.Washington Elem.First LutheranTot SpotEaton County MedicalCharlotte Head StartEaton RESAEaton RESAMoores Adult FosterCharlotte AdventistUniversitySTATIONSTATION5 miNCharlotte Senior High School, public schoolCharlotte Upper Elementary School, public schoolCharlotte Middle School, public schoolParkview Elementary School, public schoolWashington Elementary School, public schoolFirst Lutheran Preschool/Daycare, child care centerTot Spot, child care centerGalewood Early Elementary School, public schoolEaton County Medical Care Facility, nursing homeSt Mary Elementary School, private schoolSt. Mary Child Care Services, child care centerCharlotte Head Start, child care centerEaton RESA Meadowview Offsite, public schoolPlay Garden Daycare LLC, child care centerSensations, personal care homeCharlotte Great Start Readiness Program, child care centerEaton RESA Meadowview Onsite, public schoolEaton County Youth Facility, public schoolCharlotte Public Schools Project Success, public schoolHope Landing, personal care homeCharlotte Public Schools - Weymouth, child care centerMoores Adult Foster Care Home., personal care homeEaton Resa GSRP, child care centerHope Landing - The Haven, personal care homeCharlotte Adventist Christian School, private schoolUniversity of Michigan Health - Sparrow Hospitals - Eaton, hospitalCharlotte Fire Department Downtown StationCharlotte Fire Department West Side StationCharlotte SeniorCharlotte UpperCharlotte MiddleParkview Elem.Tot SpotEaton County MedicalCharlotte Head StartMoores Adult FosterSTATIONSTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Nov 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

11,732pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
26life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
282buildings 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.
137square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Nov 2025

About 24,056 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

  • Homes10,667
  • Businesses404
  • Apartments and lodging163
  • Farm buildings142
  • Government and assembly106
  • Sheds, utility and other76
  • Industrial68
  • Nursing homes and hospitals55
  • Schools50
  • Mobile homes1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less5,290
  • 300 to 5004,898
  • 550 to 1,0001,262
  • 1,050 to 2,000201
  • over 2,00081
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
Eaton County Medical Care FacilityNursing home142 bedsSep 2026
University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Hospitals - EatonHospitalAt setupJul 2025
SensationsPersonal care home39 licensed capacityOct 2026
Hope LandingPersonal care home20 licensed capacityOct 2026
Moores Adult Foster Care Home.Personal care home12 licensed capacityOct 2026
Hope Landing - The HavenPersonal care home10 licensed capacityOct 2026
Charlotte Senior High SchoolPublic school644 studentsJun 2025
Charlotte Upper Elementary SchoolPublic school527 studentsJun 2025
Charlotte Middle SchoolPublic school406 studentsJun 2025
Parkview Elementary SchoolPublic school283 studentsJun 2025
Washington Elementary SchoolPublic school255 studentsJun 2025
Galewood Early Elementary SchoolPublic school146 studentsJun 2025
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Eaton RESA Meadowview OffsitePublic school55 studentsJun 2025
Eaton RESA Meadowview OnsitePublic school32 studentsJun 2025
Eaton County Youth FacilityPublic school24 studentsJun 2025
Charlotte Public Schools Project SuccessPublic school23 studentsJun 2025
St Mary Elementary SchoolPrivate school132 studentsJun 2024 Check
Charlotte Adventist Christian SchoolPrivate school9 studentsJun 2024 Check
First Lutheran Preschool/DaycareChild care center155 licensed capacityOct 2026
Tot SpotChild care center150 licensed capacityOct 2026
St. Mary Child Care ServicesChild care center99 licensed capacityOct 2026
Charlotte Head StartChild care center85 licensed capacityOct 2026
Play Garden Daycare LLCChild care center50 licensed capacityOct 2026
Charlotte Great Start Readiness ProgramChild care center35 licensed capacityOct 2026
Charlotte Public Schools - WeymouthChild care center14 licensed capacityOct 2026
Eaton Resa GSRPChild care center12 licensed capacityOct 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.

  • Charlotte Fire Department Downtown StationRecord dated Apr 2014
  • Charlotte Fire Department West Side StationRecord dated Sep 2020