FirePreplans

Saranac Lake, New York. Franklin County.

Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department

  • 4,207pre-plans, about one per building
  • 10life-risk sites
  • 99estimated 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. 1 station. 40 volunteer firefighters. 5 career firefighters.

SARANAC LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolPETROVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolSARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolSt Bernards School, private schoolNorthern Lights Guardianship Inc, child care centerKids R Us 2, child care centerLITTLE LEARNERS @ DOUGS PLACE, child care centerTendercare Tot Center, Inc., child care centerKids R Us (Main), child care centerAdirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake, hospitalSaranac Lake Volunteer Fire DepartmentSaranac Lake SeniorPetrova Elem.Saranac Lake MiddleSt Bernards SchoolNorthern LightsLittle Learners @Tendercare TotAdirondack MedicalSTATION5 miNSARANAC LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, public schoolPETROVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, public schoolSARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, public schoolSt Bernards School, private schoolNorthern Lights Guardianship Inc, child care centerKids R Us 2, child care centerLITTLE LEARNERS @ DOUGS PLACE, child care centerTendercare Tot Center, Inc., child care centerKids R Us (Main), child care centerAdirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake, hospitalSaranac Lake Volunteer Fire DepartmentSaranac Lake SeniorPetrova Elem.Saranac Lake MiddleSt Bernards SchoolNorthern LightsKids R Us 2Little Learners @Tendercare TotAdirondack MedicalSTATION10 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Sep 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

4,207pre-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
99buildings 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.
255square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Sep 2025

About 7,446 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

  • Homes2,801
  • Apartments and lodging669
  • Businesses307
  • Mobile homes120
  • Industrial104
  • Schools83
  • Sheds, utility and other64
  • Government and assembly46
  • Farm buildings9
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,500
  • 300 to 5001,295
  • 550 to 1,000313
  • 1,050 to 2,00057
  • over 2,00042
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
Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac LakeHospitalAt setupFeb 2025
SARANAC LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLPublic school360 studentsJun 2025
PETROVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublic school291 studentsJun 2025
SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic school282 studentsJun 2025
St Bernards SchoolPrivate school89 studentsJun 2024 Check
Northern Lights Guardianship IncChild care center58 licensed capacityOct 2026
Kids R Us 2Child care center55 licensed capacityOct 2026
LITTLE LEARNERS @ DOUGS PLACEChild care center40 licensed capacityOct 2026
Tendercare Tot Center, Inc.Child care center40 licensed capacityOct 2026
Kids R Us (Main)Child care center27 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.

  • Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Oct 2017