FirePreplans

Chester, New Jersey. Morris County.

Chester Volunteer Fire Company

  • 2,915pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 58estimated 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. 55 volunteer firefighters.

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West Morris Central High School, public schoolDickerson Elementary School, public schoolBlack River Middle School, public schoolBragg Elementary School, public schoolSuburban Hills School, child care centerMontessori Kids Universe of Chester, child care centerChester Volunteer Fire CompanyWest Morris CentralDickerson Elem.Black River MiddleBragg Elem.Suburban HillsMontessori KidsSTATION1 miNWest Morris Central High School, public schoolDickerson Elementary School, public schoolBlack River Middle School, public schoolBragg Elementary School, public schoolSuburban Hills School, child care centerMontessori Kids Universe of Chester, child care centerChester Volunteer Fire CompanyWest Morris CentralDickerson Elem.Black River MiddleBragg Elem.Suburban HillsMontessori KidsSTATION2 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.

2,915pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
58buildings 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.
17square miles of first dueEstimated

About 5,830 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

  • Homes2,321
  • Businesses287
  • Government and assembly91
  • Farm buildings88
  • Apartments and lodging75
  • Schools34
  • Industrial12
  • Sheds, utility and other6
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less982
  • 300 to 5001,120
  • 550 to 1,000755
  • 1,050 to 2,00040
  • over 2,00018
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
West Morris Central High SchoolPublic school1,015 studentsJun 2025
Dickerson Elementary SchoolPublic school356 studentsJun 2025
Black River Middle SchoolPublic school352 studentsJun 2025
Bragg Elementary SchoolPublic school297 studentsJun 2025
Suburban Hills SchoolChild care center134 licensed capacityOct 2026
Montessori Kids Universe of ChesterChild care center100 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.

  • Chester Volunteer Fire CompanyRecord dated Jun 2019