FirePreplans

Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Chester County.

Downingtown Fire Department

  • 3,297pre-plans, about one per building
  • 14life-risk sites
  • 311estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 112in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 2 stations. 55 volunteer firefighters.

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Downingtown HS West Campus, public schoolDowningtown STEM Academy, public schoolBishop Shanahan High School, private schoolEast Ward El Sch, public schoolBeaver Creek El Sch, public schoolTutor Time Child Care Learning Center, child care centerKiddie Academy Of Downingtown, child care centerSt Joseph School, child care centerDowningtown Academy Learning Center, child care centerChester County Technical College High School - Brandywine, public schoolDevereux Day School-Cares, private schoolStep By Step Montessori Lcc, child care centerMission For Educating Children With Autism, private schoolSaint John Vianney Center, hospitalDowningtown Fire Department - Minquas Fire Company 2Downingtown Fire Department - Alert Fire Company Station 45Downingtown HS WestDowningtown STEMBishop Shanahan HighBeaver Creek Elem.Tutor Time ChildKiddie AcademyDowningtown AcademyChester CountyDevereux DayStep By StepMissionSaint John VianneySTATIONSTATION 450.5 miNDowningtown HS West Campus, public schoolDowningtown STEM Academy, public schoolBishop Shanahan High School, private schoolEast Ward El Sch, public schoolBeaver Creek El Sch, public schoolTutor Time Child Care Learning Center, child care centerKiddie Academy Of Downingtown, child care centerSt Joseph School, child care centerDowningtown Academy Learning Center, child care centerChester County Technical College High School - Brandywine, public schoolDevereux Day School-Cares, private schoolStep By Step Montessori Lcc, child care centerMission For Educating Children With Autism, private schoolSaint John Vianney Center, hospitalDowningtown Fire Department - Minquas Fire Company 2Downingtown Fire Department - Alert Fire Company Station 45Beaver Creek Elem.Tutor Time ChildKiddie AcademyDowningtown AcademyChester CountyDevereux DaySaint John VianneySTATIONSTATION 451 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.

3,297pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
14life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
311buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
112buildings 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.
6square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 8,894 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

  • Homes2,418
  • Businesses250
  • Apartments and lodging206
  • Sheds, utility and other123
  • Industrial97
  • Schools72
  • Government and assembly62
  • Mobile homes60
  • Farm buildings5
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less893
  • 300 to 5001,589
  • 550 to 1,000504
  • 1,050 to 2,000224
  • 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; 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
Saint John Vianney CenterHospitalAt setupSep 2021
Downingtown HS West CampusPublic school1,796 studentsJun 2025
Downingtown STEM AcademyPublic school962 studentsJun 2025
East Ward El SchPublic school549 studentsJun 2025
Beaver Creek El SchPublic school531 studentsJun 2025
Chester County Technical College High School - BrandywinePublic school75 studentsJun 2025
Bishop Shanahan High SchoolPrivate school876 studentsJun 2024 Check
Devereux Day School-CaresPrivate school58 studentsJun 2024 Check
Mission For Educating Children With AutismPrivate school35 studentsJun 2024 Check
Tutor Time Child Care Learning CenterChild care center201 licensed capacitySep 2026
Kiddie Academy Of DowningtownChild care center157 licensed capacitySep 2026
St Joseph SchoolChild care center113 licensed capacitySep 2026
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Downingtown Academy Learning CenterChild care center100 licensed capacitySep 2026
Step By Step Montessori LccChild care center41 licensed capacitySep 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.

  • Downingtown Fire Department - Minquas Fire Company 2Record dated Jun 2025
  • Downingtown Fire Department - Alert Fire Company Station 45Record dated Jul 2017