FirePreplans

Ridgefield, New Jersey. Bergen County.

Ridgefield Fire Department

  • 4,079pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-risk sites
  • 103estimated 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. 3 stations. 90 volunteer firefighters.

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Palisades Park Jr-Sr High School, public schoolSchool #6/Middle School, public schoolSlocum Skewes School, public schoolRidgefield Memorial High School, public schoolBergen Boulevard School, public schoolRainbow School, child care centerShaler Academy, public schoolThe Green House Preschool and Kindergarten, LLC, child care centerImmaculate Heart of Mary Preschool, child care centerRidgefield Fire Department Engine Company 2Ridgefield Fire Department Engine Company 1Ridgefield Fire Department Engine Company 3Palisades Park Jr-SrSchool #6/MiddleSlocum Skewes SchoolRidgefield MemorialBergen BoulevardRainbow SchoolShaler AcademyGreen HouseImmaculate HeartSTATIONSTATIONSTATION0.5 miNPalisades Park Jr-Sr High School, public schoolSchool #6/Middle School, public schoolSlocum Skewes School, public schoolRidgefield Memorial High School, public schoolBergen Boulevard School, public schoolRainbow School, child care centerShaler Academy, public schoolThe Green House Preschool and Kindergarten, LLC, child care centerImmaculate Heart of Mary Preschool, child care centerRidgefield Fire Department Engine Company 2Ridgefield Fire Department Engine Company 1Ridgefield Fire Department Engine Company 3School #6/MiddleSlocum Skewes SchoolRainbow SchoolShaler AcademyGreen HouseImmaculate HeartSTATIONSTATIONSTATION0.5 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.

4,079pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
9life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
103buildings 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.
2square miles of first dueEstimated

About 14,449 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

  • Homes3,382
  • Apartments and lodging270
  • Businesses171
  • Industrial88
  • Sheds, utility and other79
  • Government and assembly61
  • Schools28
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,895
  • 300 to 500960
  • 550 to 1,000121
  • 1,050 to 2,00045
  • over 2,00058
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; 92% 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
Palisades Park Jr-Sr High SchoolPublic school747 studentsJun 2025
School #6/Middle SchoolPublic school679 studentsJun 2025
Slocum Skewes SchoolPublic school654 studentsJun 2025
Ridgefield Memorial High SchoolPublic school512 studentsJun 2025
Bergen Boulevard SchoolPublic school187 studentsJun 2025
Shaler AcademyPublic school179 studentsJun 2025
Rainbow SchoolChild care center180 licensed capacityOct 2026
The Green House Preschool and Kindergarten, LLCChild care center81 licensed capacityOct 2026
Immaculate Heart of Mary PreschoolChild care center64 licensed capacityOct 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.

  • Ridgefield Fire Department Engine Company 2Record dated Jul 2022
  • Ridgefield Fire Department Engine Company 1Record dated Feb 2025
  • Ridgefield Fire Department Engine Company 3Record dated Oct 2017