FirePreplans

West Caldwell, New Jersey. Essex County.

West Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department

  • 2,356pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 166estimated 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. 60 volunteer firefighters.

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James Caldwell High School, public schoolEssex County West Caldwell Tech, public schoolJefferson Elementary School, public schoolLightbridge Academy, child care centerComplete Care At West Caldwell Llc, nursing homeKiddie Academy of West Caldwell, child care centerEssex Valley School, private schoolLutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill, nursing homeThe Orchard School, child care centerHarrison School, public schoolWest Caldwell Volunteer Fire DepartmentJames Caldwell HighEssex County WestJefferson Elem.Lightbridge AcademyComplete CareKiddie AcademyEssex Valley SchoolLutheran SocialOrchard SchoolHarrison SchoolSTATION0.5 miNJames Caldwell High School, public schoolEssex County West Caldwell Tech, public schoolJefferson Elementary School, public schoolLightbridge Academy, child care centerComplete Care At West Caldwell Llc, nursing homeKiddie Academy of West Caldwell, child care centerEssex Valley School, private schoolLutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill, nursing homeThe Orchard School, child care centerHarrison School, public schoolWest Caldwell Volunteer Fire DepartmentJames Caldwell HighEssex County WestJefferson Elem.Lightbridge AcademyComplete CareKiddie AcademyEssex Valley SchoolLutheran SocialOrchard SchoolHarrison SchoolSTATION1 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.

2,356pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
10life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
166buildings 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.
4square miles of first dueEstimated

About 6,325 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

  • Homes1,919
  • Businesses111
  • Industrial89
  • Sheds, utility and other79
  • Apartments and lodging70
  • Schools42
  • Government and assembly31
  • Nursing homes and hospitals15
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less920
  • 300 to 5001,126
  • 550 to 1,000144
  • 1,050 to 2,00084
  • over 2,00082
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
Complete Care At West Caldwell LlcNursing home180 bedsSep 2026
Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes MillNursing home56 bedsSep 2026
James Caldwell High SchoolPublic school749 studentsJun 2025
Essex County West Caldwell TechPublic school353 studentsJun 2025
Jefferson Elementary SchoolPublic school246 studentsJun 2025
Harrison SchoolPublic school39 studentsJun 2025
Essex Valley SchoolPrivate school103 studentsJun 2024 Check
Lightbridge AcademyChild care center181 licensed capacityOct 2026
Kiddie Academy of West CaldwellChild care center165 licensed capacityOct 2026
The Orchard SchoolChild care center51 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.

  • West Caldwell Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2018