Van Buren Township, Michigan. Wayne County.
Van Buren Township Fire Department
- 8,744pre-plans, about one per building
- 12life-risk sites
- 263estimated 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. 11 career firefighters.
- Your first due
- Stations
- Life-risk sites
Your first due by the numbers.
About 20,918 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; 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.
| Name | Type | Size | List as of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Tree Neurocare Center | Nursing home | 4 beds | Sep 2026 |
| Hampton Manor Of Van Buren | Personal care home | 116 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Neurocare Center South | Personal care home | 15 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Keystone Academy | Public school | 721 students | Jun 2025 |
| Owen Intermediate School | Public school | 575 students | Jun 2025 |
| McBride Middle School | Public school | 561 students | Jun 2025 |
| Tyler Road Elementary School | Public school | 388 students | Jun 2025 |
| Owen Intermediate Extended Care | Child care center | 71 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Children On Board Education Center | Child care center | 14 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Owen Head Start | Child care center | 14 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Open Arms Child Care Center | Child care center | 12 licensed capacity | Oct 2026 |
| Tyler Elementary Extended Care | Child care center | 5 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.
- Van Buren Township Fire Department Station 2
- Van Buren Township Fire Department Station 1
Take it to your board.
The board packet is a PDF built for Van Buren 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.