FirePreplans

Pittsboro, North Carolina. Chatham County.

North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department

  • 16,044pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-risk sites
  • 637estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 31in the flood zone

Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.

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Mostly volunteer department. 4 stations. 40 volunteer firefighters. 15 career firefighters.

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Seaforth High, public schoolMargaret B. Pollard Middle, public schoolChatham Grove Elementary, public schoolNorth Chatham Elementary, public schoolWoods Charter, public schoolWillow Oak Montessori, public schoolPerry W Harrison Elementary, public schoolHoly Youth Christian Academy, private schoolThe Arbor, nursing homeNorth Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 18North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 4North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 16North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 3North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 2North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Seaforth HighMargaret B. PollardNorth Chatham Elem.Perry W HarrisonHoly Youth ChristianArborSTATION 18STATION 4STATION 16STATION 3STATION 2STATION 15 miNSeaforth High, public schoolMargaret B. Pollard Middle, public schoolChatham Grove Elementary, public schoolNorth Chatham Elementary, public schoolWoods Charter, public schoolWillow Oak Montessori, public schoolPerry W Harrison Elementary, public schoolHoly Youth Christian Academy, private schoolThe Arbor, nursing homeNorth Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 18North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 4North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 16North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 3North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 2North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Seaforth HighMargaret B. PollardPerry W HarrisonHoly Youth ChristianArborSTATION 18STATION 4STATION 16STATION 3STATION 2STATION 15 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Jul 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

16,044pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
9life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
637buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
31buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
1,384hydrants mapped, covering about 69% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Jun 2025
158square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jul 2025

About 31,479 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

  • Homes12,557
  • Sheds, utility and other1,496
  • Mobile homes1,037
  • Businesses493
  • Apartments and lodging171
  • Nursing homes and hospitals115
  • Government and assembly71
  • Schools61
  • Industrial40
  • Farm buildings3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less5,879
  • 300 to 5004,822
  • 550 to 1,0004,706
  • 1,050 to 2,000490
  • over 2,000147
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; 1% 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
The ArborNursing home16 bedsSep 2026
Seaforth HighPublic school1,088 studentsJun 2025
Margaret B. Pollard MiddlePublic school736 studentsJun 2025
Chatham Grove ElementaryPublic school683 studentsJun 2025
North Chatham ElementaryPublic school588 studentsJun 2025
Woods CharterPublic school515 studentsJun 2025
Willow Oak MontessoriPublic school281 studentsJun 2025
Perry W Harrison ElementaryPublic school262 studentsJun 2025
Holy Youth Christian AcademyPrivate school75 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.

  • North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 18Record dated Feb 2021
  • North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 4Record dated Apr 2020
  • North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 16Record dated Mar 2021
  • North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 3Record dated Feb 2021
  • North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 2Record dated Feb 2021
  • North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department Station 1Record dated Feb 2021