FirePreplans

BOW, New Hampshire. Merrimack County.

Bow Fire Department

  • 3,765pre-plans, about one per building
  • 11life-risk sites
  • 92estimated 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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All volunteer department. 1 station.

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Bow High School, public schoolBow Elementary School, public schoolBow Memorial School, public schoolMeeting House Montessori School, private schoolBow Preschool, public schoolBow Youth Center @ Bow Elementary School, child care centerCasa Dei Bambini Montessori Children's Center, child care centerCelebrating Children, child care centerJoyful Noise Preschool and Learning Center, child care centerLittle Sprouts Children's Center, child care centerRockwood Acres Daycare, child care centerBow Fire DepartmentBow HighBow Elem.Bow Memorial SchoolMeeting HouseBow Youth Center @Casa Dei BambiniCelebrating ChildrenJoyful NoiseLittle SproutsRockwood AcresSTATION2 miNBow High School, public schoolBow Elementary School, public schoolBow Memorial School, public schoolMeeting House Montessori School, private schoolBow Preschool, public schoolBow Youth Center @ Bow Elementary School, child care centerCasa Dei Bambini Montessori Children's Center, child care centerCelebrating Children, child care centerJoyful Noise Preschool and Learning Center, child care centerLittle Sprouts Children's Center, child care centerRockwood Acres Daycare, child care centerBow Fire DepartmentBow HighBow Elem.Bow Memorial SchoolMeeting HouseBow PreschoolCasa Dei BambiniJoyful NoiseLittle SproutsSTATION2 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

3,765pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
11life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
92buildings 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.
29square miles of first dueEstimated

About 10,231 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

  • Homes3,182
  • Industrial178
  • Apartments and lodging141
  • Sheds, utility and other110
  • Businesses83
  • Government and assembly52
  • Schools19
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,252
  • 300 to 5001,876
  • 550 to 1,000545
  • 1,050 to 2,00053
  • over 2,00039
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; 8% 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
Bow High SchoolPublic school622 studentsJun 2025
Bow Elementary SchoolPublic school542 studentsJun 2025
Bow Memorial SchoolPublic school524 studentsJun 2025
Bow PreschoolPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Meeting House Montessori SchoolPrivate school26 studentsJun 2024 Check
Bow Youth Center @ Bow Elementary SchoolChild care centerAt setupApr 2023 Check
Casa Dei Bambini Montessori Children's CenterChild care centerAt setupApr 2023 Check
Celebrating ChildrenChild care centerAt setupApr 2023 Check
Joyful Noise Preschool and Learning CenterChild care centerAt setupApr 2023 Check
Little Sprouts Children's CenterChild care centerAt setupApr 2023 Check
Rockwood Acres DaycareChild care centerAt setupApr 2023 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.

  • Bow Fire DepartmentRecord dated Oct 2018