Ada, Michigan. Kent County.
Ada Township Fire Department
- 6,108pre-plans, about one per building
- 22life-risk sites
- 166estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
- At setupin the flood zone
Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.
Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 2 career firefighters.
- Your first due
- Stations
- Life-risk sites
Your first due by the numbers.
About 22,469 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
Water need, in gpm
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; 7% 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.
| Name | Type | Size | List as of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School | Public school | 999 students | Jun 2025 |
| Eastern High School | Public school | 768 students | Jun 2025 |
| Eastern Middle School | Public school | 528 students | Jun 2025 |
| Central Middle School | Public school | 488 students | Jun 2025 |
| Central Woodlands 56 School | Public school | 462 students | Jun 2025 |
| Ada Vista Elementary School | Public school | 446 students | Jun 2025 |
| Thornapple Elementary School | Public school | 361 students | Jun 2025 |
| Ada Elementary School | Public school | 293 students | Jun 2025 |
| Goodwillie Environmental School | Public school | 103 students | Jun 2025 |
| Ada Christian School | Private school | 583 students | Jun 2024 Check |
| St Robert Catholic School | Private school | 104 students | Jun 2024 Check |
| Ada Christian Preschool | Child care center | 158 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
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| Kent ISD - Ada GSRP | Child care center | 100 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Kent ISD-Forest Hills Thornapple GSRP | Child care center | 100 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Ada Village Preschool | Child care center | 75 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Ada Child Care | Child care center | 70 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Ada Vista Child Care | Child care center | 60 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Big Steps Little Feet Christian CC & Preschool | Child care center | 55 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Central Woodlands Child Care | Child care center | 50 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Thornapple Child Care | Child care center | 18 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Canterbury Creek Farm School | Child care center | 14 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| St. Robert Catholic School | Child care center | 7 licensed capacity | Oct 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.
- Ada Township Fire / Rescue Department Station 1
- Ada Township Fire Department Station 2
Take it to your board.
The board packet is a PDF built for Ada Township Fire Department: your numbers, how it works in four steps, what your officers do, the cost and terms, and a motion your secretary can read into the minutes.