FirePreplans

Somerville, New Jersey. Somerset County.

Somerville Fire Department

  • 3,703pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 150estimated 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. 125 volunteer firefighters.

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Somerville High School, public schoolVan Derveer Elementary School, public schoolImmaculata High School, private schoolImmaculate Conception School, private schoolSomerville Middle School, public schoolStellar Academy Of Hillsborough, child care centerKinder Kastle Childcare/Learning Center, child care centerSomerset County YMCA Somerville Early Education Center, child care centerGood Shepherd Christian Day Care, child care centerThe Arbor At Laurel Circle, nursing homeStellar Academy Of Hillsborough, private schoolRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset Campus, hospitalSomerville Fire Department West End Hose Company 3Somerville Fire Department Engine Number 1Somerville Fire Department Lincoln Hose Company 4Somerville Fire Department Central Hook and Ladder CompanySomerville HighVan Derveer Elem.Immaculata HighImmaculateSomerville MiddleStellar AcademyKinder KastleGood ShepherdArborStellar AcademyRobert Wood JohnsonSTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATION0.5 miNSomerville High School, public schoolVan Derveer Elementary School, public schoolImmaculata High School, private schoolImmaculate Conception School, private schoolSomerville Middle School, public schoolStellar Academy Of Hillsborough, child care centerKinder Kastle Childcare/Learning Center, child care centerSomerset County YMCA Somerville Early Education Center, child care centerGood Shepherd Christian Day Care, child care centerThe Arbor At Laurel Circle, nursing homeStellar Academy Of Hillsborough, private schoolRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset Campus, hospitalSomerville Fire Department West End Hose Company 3Somerville Fire Department Engine Number 1Somerville Fire Department Lincoln Hose Company 4Somerville Fire Department Central Hook and Ladder CompanySomerville HighImmaculata HighImmaculateSomerville MiddleStellar AcademyArborStellar AcademySTATIONSTATIONSTATIONSTATION1 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.

3,703pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
12life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
150buildings 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 8,938 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

  • Homes3,001
  • Businesses352
  • Apartments and lodging100
  • Sheds, utility and other92
  • Government and assembly67
  • Industrial38
  • Schools36
  • Nursing homes and hospitals8
  • Farm buildings8
  • Mobile homes1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,082
  • 300 to 5001,266
  • 550 to 1,000205
  • 1,050 to 2,00085
  • over 2,00065
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
The Arbor At Laurel CircleNursing home64 bedsSep 2026
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset CampusHospitalAt setupApr 2019
Somerville High SchoolPublic school1,072 studentsJun 2025
Van Derveer Elementary SchoolPublic school745 studentsJun 2025
Somerville Middle SchoolPublic school339 studentsJun 2025
Immaculata High SchoolPrivate school692 studentsJun 2024 Check
Immaculate Conception SchoolPrivate school362 studentsJun 2024 Check
Stellar Academy Of HillsboroughPrivate school24 studentsJun 2024 Check
Stellar Academy Of HillsboroughChild care center260 licensed capacityOct 2026
Kinder Kastle Childcare/Learning CenterChild care center235 licensed capacityOct 2026
Somerset County YMCA Somerville Early Education CenterChild care center150 licensed capacityOct 2026
Good Shepherd Christian Day CareChild care center80 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.

  • Somerville Fire Department West End Hose Company 3Record dated Sep 2018
  • Somerville Fire Department Engine Number 1Record dated Apr 2019
  • Somerville Fire Department Lincoln Hose Company 4Record dated May 2018
  • Somerville Fire Department Central Hook and Ladder CompanyRecord dated May 2018