FirePreplans

Cheektowaga, New York. Erie County.

Forks Fire District No.3

  • 1,357pre-plans, about one per building
  • 4life-risk sites
  • 133estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 1in the flood zone

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

See a sample pre-plan

All volunteer department. 2 stations. 30 volunteer firefighters.

UNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolCHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolCHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolLITTLE TREASURES CHILD CARE HOME INC., child care centerForks Fire Department SubstationForks Fire Department Forks Hose Company 2Union East Elem.Cheektowaga HighCheektowaga MiddleLittle TreasuresSTATIONSTATION0.5 miNUNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolCHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolCHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolLITTLE TREASURES CHILD CARE HOME INC., child care centerForks Fire Department SubstationForks Fire Department Forks Hose Company 2Union East Elem.Cheektowaga HighCheektowaga MiddleLittle TreasuresSTATIONSTATION1 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Oct 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

1,357pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
4life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
133buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
1buildings 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.
3square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 2,238 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

  • Homes840
  • Industrial198
  • Businesses148
  • Apartments and lodging108
  • Sheds, utility and other33
  • Schools17
  • Government and assembly12
  • Mobile homes1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less815
  • 300 to 500321
  • 550 to 1,00088
  • 1,050 to 2,00046
  • over 2,00087
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; 23% 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
UNION EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school963 studentsJun 2025
CHEEKTOWAGA HIGH SCHOOLPublic school682 studentsJun 2025
CHEEKTOWAGA MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic school677 studentsJun 2025
LITTLE TREASURES CHILD CARE HOME INC.Child care center119 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.

  • Forks Fire Department SubstationRecord dated Jun 2017
  • Forks Fire Department Forks Hose Company 2Record dated May 2017