FirePreplans

West Chester, Pennsylvania. Chester County.

West Chester Fire Department

  • 12,364pre-plans, about one per building
  • 39life-risk sites
  • 747estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 158in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 3 stations. 120 volunteer firefighters.

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West Chester Henderson HS, public schoolE N Peirce MS, public schoolStetson MS, public schoolSarah W Starkweather El Sch, public schoolHillsdale El Sch, public schoolWesttown-Thornbury El Sch, public schoolGreystone El Sch, public schoolEast Bradford El Sch, public schoolFern Hill El Sch, public schoolSt Agnes Catholic School, private schoolOscar Lasko Youth Program Center, child care centerMalvern School Of Westtown, child care centerKindercare Learning Center, child care centerKindercare Learning Center 301615, child care centerThe Learning Experience Child Development Center, child care centerWest Chester Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center, nursing homeTrinity Academy Of West Chester, child care centerSt Maximilian Kolbe Parish School, private schoolDucklings Elc Westtown, child care centerNew Directions Childcare Center, child care centerWillowdale Childrens Academy, child care centerThe Goddard School, child care centerWest Chester Area Day Care Center, child care centerThe Hickman, personal care homeSunrise Of Westtown, personal care homeWest Chester United Methodist Childrens Center, child care centerWest Chester Friends School, private schoolPark Lane Post Acute Llc, nursing homeBarclay Friends, nursing homeChester County Intermediate Unit Child Care, child care centerCare Center Foundation, child care centerThe Concept School, private schoolWest Chester Playschool, child care centerRiverstone United Christian Academy, private schoolBoulder Kids Llc, child care centerRemed Recovery Care Centers, personal care homeGaudenzia West Chester House, hospitalPenn Medicine Chester County Hospital, hospitalLifecare Hospitals of Chester County, hospitalWest Chester Fire Department - Good Will Fire Company 2 Station 52West Chester Fire Department - First West Chester Fire Company 1 Station 51West Chester Fire Department - Fame Fire Company 3 Station 53West ChesterE N Peirce MSStetson MSSarah W StarkweatherHillsdale Elem.Westtown-ThornburyGreystone Elem.East Bradford Elem.Fern Hill Elem.St Agnes CatholicMalvern SchoolKindercare LearningKindercare LearningLearning ExperienceWest ChesterTrinity AcademySt Maximilian KolbeWest Chester AreaConcept SchoolRemed Recovery CareSTATION 52STATION 51STATION 532 miNWest Chester Henderson HS, public schoolE N Peirce MS, public schoolStetson MS, public schoolSarah W Starkweather El Sch, public schoolHillsdale El Sch, public schoolWesttown-Thornbury El Sch, public schoolGreystone El Sch, public schoolEast Bradford El Sch, public schoolFern Hill El Sch, public schoolSt Agnes Catholic School, private schoolOscar Lasko Youth Program Center, child care centerMalvern School Of Westtown, child care centerKindercare Learning Center, child care centerKindercare Learning Center 301615, child care centerThe Learning Experience Child Development Center, child care centerWest Chester Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center, nursing homeTrinity Academy Of West Chester, child care centerSt Maximilian Kolbe Parish School, private schoolDucklings Elc Westtown, child care centerNew Directions Childcare Center, child care centerWillowdale Childrens Academy, child care centerThe Goddard School, child care centerWest Chester Area Day Care Center, child care centerThe Hickman, personal care homeSunrise Of Westtown, personal care homeWest Chester United Methodist Childrens Center, child care centerWest Chester Friends School, private schoolPark Lane Post Acute Llc, nursing homeBarclay Friends, nursing homeChester County Intermediate Unit Child Care, child care centerCare Center Foundation, child care centerThe Concept School, private schoolWest Chester Playschool, child care centerRiverstone United Christian Academy, private schoolBoulder Kids Llc, child care centerRemed Recovery Care Centers, personal care homeGaudenzia West Chester House, hospitalPenn Medicine Chester County Hospital, hospitalLifecare Hospitals of Chester County, hospitalWest Chester Fire Department - Good Will Fire Company 2 Station 52West Chester Fire Department - First West Chester Fire Company 1 Station 51West Chester Fire Department - Fame Fire Company 3 Station 53West ChesterE N Peirce MSStetson MSSarah W StarkweatherHillsdale Elem.Fern Hill Elem.Kindercare LearningLearning ExperienceCare CenterSTATION 52STATION 51STATION 535 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.

12,364pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
39life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
747buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
158buildings 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.
27square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 34,005 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

  • Homes10,439
  • Businesses629
  • Apartments and lodging471
  • Farm buildings197
  • Industrial172
  • Schools163
  • Government and assembly152
  • Sheds, utility and other116
  • Nursing homes and hospitals20
  • Mobile homes5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,593
  • 300 to 5005,922
  • 550 to 1,0003,102
  • 1,050 to 2,000522
  • over 2,000225
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
West Chester Rehabilitation And Healthcare CenterNursing home180 bedsSep 2026
Park Lane Post Acute LlcNursing home68 bedsSep 2026
Barclay FriendsNursing home64 bedsSep 2026
Gaudenzia West Chester HouseHospitalAt setupJan 2024
Penn Medicine Chester County HospitalHospitalAt setupJan 2023
Lifecare Hospitals of Chester CountyHospitalAt setupSep 2022
The HickmanPersonal care home125 licensed capacityOct 2026
Sunrise Of WesttownPersonal care home110 licensed capacityOct 2026
Remed Recovery Care CentersPersonal care home8 licensed capacityOct 2026
West Chester Henderson HSPublic school1,444 studentsJun 2025
E N Peirce MSPublic school1,040 studentsJun 2025
Stetson MSPublic school808 studentsJun 2025
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Sarah W Starkweather El SchPublic school576 studentsJun 2025
Hillsdale El SchPublic school537 studentsJun 2025
Westtown-Thornbury El SchPublic school529 studentsJun 2025
Greystone El SchPublic school511 studentsJun 2025
East Bradford El SchPublic school455 studentsJun 2025
Fern Hill El SchPublic school408 studentsJun 2025
St Agnes Catholic SchoolPrivate school300 studentsJun 2024 Check
St Maximilian Kolbe Parish SchoolPrivate school156 studentsJun 2024 Check
West Chester Friends SchoolPrivate school78 studentsJun 2024 Check
The Concept SchoolPrivate school31 studentsJun 2024 Check
Riverstone United Christian AcademyPrivate school25 studentsJun 2024 Check
Oscar Lasko Youth Program CenterChild care center265 licensed capacitySep 2026
Malvern School Of WesttownChild care center189 licensed capacitySep 2026
Kindercare Learning CenterChild care center189 licensed capacitySep 2026
Kindercare Learning Center 301615Child care center184 licensed capacitySep 2026
The Learning Experience Child Development CenterChild care center181 licensed capacitySep 2026
Trinity Academy Of West ChesterChild care center158 licensed capacitySep 2026
Ducklings Elc WesttownChild care center144 licensed capacitySep 2026
New Directions Childcare CenterChild care center137 licensed capacitySep 2026
Willowdale Childrens AcademyChild care center136 licensed capacitySep 2026
The Goddard SchoolChild care center132 licensed capacitySep 2026
West Chester Area Day Care CenterChild care center127 licensed capacitySep 2026
West Chester United Methodist Childrens CenterChild care center81 licensed capacitySep 2026
Chester County Intermediate Unit Child CareChild care center52 licensed capacitySep 2026
Care Center FoundationChild care center49 licensed capacitySep 2026
West Chester PlayschoolChild care center30 licensed capacitySep 2026
Boulder Kids LlcChild care center23 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.

  • West Chester Fire Department - Good Will Fire Company 2 Station 52Record dated Jul 2017
  • West Chester Fire Department - First West Chester Fire Company 1 Station 51Record dated Jul 2017
  • West Chester Fire Department - Fame Fire Company 3 Station 53Record dated Jul 2017