FirePreplans

South River, New Jersey. Middlesex County.

South River Fire Department

  • 5,506pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-risk sites
  • 83estimated 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. 2 stations. 78 volunteer firefighters.

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South River High School, public schoolChittick Elementary School, public schoolIrwin Elementary School, public schoolPillars Preparatory Academy, private schoolDarul Arqam School, private schoolKinder Kastle Child Care Learning Center, child care centerChildren of America-East Brunswick, LLC, child care centerSouth River Early Learning Center, public schoolCalico Cat Nursery School, child care centerSouth River Fire DepartmentSummit Engine Company South River Fire DepartmentSouth River HighChittick Elem.Irwin Elem.Pillars PreparatoryDarul Arqam SchoolKinder Kastle ChildChildrenSouth River EarlyCalico Cat NurserySTATIONSTATION0.5 miNSouth River High School, public schoolChittick Elementary School, public schoolIrwin Elementary School, public schoolPillars Preparatory Academy, private schoolDarul Arqam School, private schoolKinder Kastle Child Care Learning Center, child care centerChildren of America-East Brunswick, LLC, child care centerSouth River Early Learning Center, public schoolCalico Cat Nursery School, child care centerSouth River Fire DepartmentSummit Engine Company South River Fire DepartmentSouth River HighChittick Elem.Irwin Elem.Pillars PreparatoryDarul Arqam SchoolKinder Kastle ChildChildrenSouth River EarlyCalico Cat NurserySTATIONSTATION1 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.

5,506pre-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 caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
83buildings 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.
5square miles of first dueEstimated

About 13,539 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

  • Homes4,806
  • Businesses271
  • Government and assembly176
  • Apartments and lodging98
  • Sheds, utility and other76
  • Industrial64
  • Schools14
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,915
  • 300 to 5001,362
  • 550 to 1,000146
  • 1,050 to 2,00055
  • over 2,00028
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; 50% 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
South River High SchoolPublic school716 studentsJun 2025
Chittick Elementary SchoolPublic school338 studentsJun 2025
Irwin Elementary SchoolPublic school305 studentsJun 2025
South River Early Learning CenterPublic school151 studentsJun 2025
Pillars Preparatory AcademyPrivate school289 studentsJun 2024 Check
Darul Arqam SchoolPrivate school268 studentsJun 2024 Check
Kinder Kastle Child Care Learning CenterChild care center180 licensed capacityOct 2026
Children of America-East Brunswick, LLCChild care center165 licensed capacityOct 2026
Calico Cat Nursery SchoolChild care center54 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.

  • South River Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2018
  • Summit Engine Company South River Fire DepartmentRecord dated Aug 2025