FirePreplans

Lancaster, New York. Erie County.

Lancaster Fire Department

  • 5,182pre-plans, about one per building
  • 7life-risk sites
  • 82estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 27in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 2 stations. 80 volunteer firefighters.

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LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolSt Marys High School, private schoolCOMO PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolCOURT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolSt Marys Elementary School, private schoolGina Property Holdings LLC, child care centerElderwood At Lancaster, nursing homeLancaster Fire Department Station 2Lancaster Volunteer Fire DepartmentLancaster MiddleSt Marys HighComo Park Elem.Court Street Elem.St Marys Elem.Gina PropertyElderwoodSTATION 2STATION0.5 miNLANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolSt Marys High School, private schoolCOMO PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolCOURT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolSt Marys Elementary School, private schoolGina Property Holdings LLC, child care centerElderwood At Lancaster, nursing homeLancaster Fire Department Station 2Lancaster Volunteer Fire DepartmentLancaster MiddleSt Marys HighComo Park Elem.Court Street Elem.St Marys Elem.Gina PropertyElderwoodSTATION 2STATION1 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.

5,182pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
82buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
27buildings 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 11,577 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

  • Homes3,955
  • Apartments and lodging836
  • Businesses200
  • Industrial105
  • Schools32
  • Government and assembly29
  • Sheds, utility and other19
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
  • Farm buildings2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,340
  • 300 to 5001,596
  • 550 to 1,000164
  • 1,050 to 2,00044
  • over 2,00038
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; 19% 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 At LancasterNursing home96 bedsSep 2026
LANCASTER MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic school876 studentsJun 2025
COMO PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school352 studentsJun 2025
COURT STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school285 studentsJun 2025
St Marys High SchoolPrivate school406 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Marys Elementary SchoolPrivate school206 studentsJun 2024 Check
Gina Property Holdings LLCChild care center154 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.

  • Lancaster Fire Department Station 2Record dated Sep 2017
  • Lancaster Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Oct 2022