FirePreplans

Waxhaw, North Carolina. Union County.

Waxhaw Community Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad

  • 9,968pre-plans, about one per building
  • 5life-risk sites
  • 252estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 25in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 10 volunteer firefighters. 12 career firefighters.

Kensington Elementary, public schoolWaxhaw Elementary, public schoolNorthpoint Christian Academy, private schoolWhite Oak Of Waxhaw, nursing homeSouth Providence, public schoolWaxhaw Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Station 18Kensington Elem.Waxhaw Elem.Northpoint ChristianWhite OakSouth ProvidenceSTATION 182 miNKensington Elementary, public schoolWaxhaw Elementary, public schoolNorthpoint Christian Academy, private schoolWhite Oak Of Waxhaw, nursing homeSouth Providence, public schoolWaxhaw Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Station 18Kensington Elem.Waxhaw Elem.Northpoint ChristianWhite OakSouth ProvidenceSTATION 185 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.

9,968pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
5life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
252buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
25buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
40square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Jul 2025

About 23,005 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

  • Homes8,535
  • Sheds, utility and other1,116
  • Businesses203
  • Schools44
  • Government and assembly37
  • Apartments and lodging27
  • Nursing homes and hospitals5
  • Industrial1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,727
  • 300 to 5004,255
  • 550 to 1,0002,734
  • 1,050 to 2,000186
  • over 2,00066
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
White Oak Of WaxhawNursing home100 bedsSep 2026
Kensington ElementaryPublic school901 studentsJun 2025
Waxhaw ElementaryPublic school615 studentsJun 2025
South ProvidencePublic school91 studentsJun 2025
Northpoint Christian AcademyPrivate school248 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.

  • Waxhaw Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Station 18Record dated Feb 2021