FirePreplans

Latham, New York. Albany County.

Latham Fire Department

  • 5,220pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 271estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 0in the flood zone

Estimated from public records. Your officers fix what is off in setup.

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 120 volunteer firefighters. 3 career firefighters.

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SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolSHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolBLUE CREEK SCHOOL, public schoolLATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL, public schoolCatholic Central School, private schoolKidz Korner, child care centerChildtime Childcare, Inc, child care centerElderwood Village at Colonie, personal care homeLittleminds Daycare, child care centerColonie Youth Center, Inc., child care centerLatham Fire District 4 Pitts Hose Company Station 2Latham Fire Department Station 1Shaker HighShaker MiddleBlue Creek SchoolLatham Ridge SchoolCatholic CentralKidz KornerChildtime ChildcareElderwood VillageLittleminds DaycareColonie Youth CenterSTATION 2STATION 11 miNSHAKER HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolSHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolBLUE CREEK SCHOOL, public schoolLATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL, public schoolCatholic Central School, private schoolKidz Korner, child care centerChildtime Childcare, Inc, child care centerElderwood Village at Colonie, personal care homeLittleminds Daycare, child care centerColonie Youth Center, Inc., child care centerLatham Fire District 4 Pitts Hose Company Station 2Latham Fire Department Station 1Shaker HighShaker MiddleCatholic CentralKidz KornerChildtime ChildcareElderwood VillageColonie Youth CenterSTATION 2STATION 11 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Dec 2024.

Your first due by the numbers.

5,220pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
10life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
271buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
0buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
7square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Dec 2024

About 15,070 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

  • Homes4,095
  • Apartments and lodging420
  • Businesses418
  • Mobile homes77
  • Industrial60
  • Sheds, utility and other48
  • Schools40
  • Government and assembly33
  • Nursing homes and hospitals24
  • Farm buildings5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,042
  • 300 to 5002,283
  • 550 to 1,000624
  • 1,050 to 2,000127
  • over 2,000144
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; 20% 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
Elderwood Village at ColoniePersonal care home94 licensed capacityDec 2021 Check
SHAKER HIGH SCHOOLPublic school2,138 studentsJun 2025
SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic school1,486 studentsJun 2025
BLUE CREEK SCHOOLPublic school450 studentsJun 2025
LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOLPublic school433 studentsJun 2025
Catholic Central SchoolPrivate school212 studentsJun 2024 Check
Kidz KornerChild care center132 licensed capacityOct 2026
Childtime Childcare, IncChild care center111 licensed capacityOct 2026
Littleminds DaycareChild care center67 licensed capacityOct 2026
Colonie Youth Center, Inc.Child care center24 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.

  • Latham Fire District 4 Pitts Hose Company Station 2Record dated Feb 2017
  • Latham Fire Department Station 1Record dated Jun 2017