FirePreplans

Erie, Pennsylvania. Erie County.

West Lake Fire Department

  • 5,054pre-plans, about one per building
  • 8life-risk sites
  • 142estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 93in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 2 stations. 20 volunteer firefighters.

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Montessori Regional CS, public schoolTracy El Sch, public schoolWestlake MS, public schoolSt Jude School, private schoolCreative Learning Childcare Center, child care centerKindercare Learning Center 1278, child care centerSt Jude Raiders Child Development Center, child care centerPlayway Loving Child Care Center, child care centerWest Lake Fire Department Station 49West Lake Fire Department Station 48Montessori RegionalTracy Elem.Westlake MSSt Jude SchoolCreative LearningKindercare LearningSTATION 49STATION 482 miNMontessori Regional CS, public schoolTracy El Sch, public schoolWestlake MS, public schoolSt Jude School, private schoolCreative Learning Childcare Center, child care centerKindercare Learning Center 1278, child care centerSt Jude Raiders Child Development Center, child care centerPlayway Loving Child Care Center, child care centerWest Lake Fire Department Station 49West Lake Fire Department Station 48Montessori RegionalTracy Elem.Westlake MSSt Jude SchoolCreative LearningKindercare LearningSt Jude RaidersSTATION 49STATION 482 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Dec 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

5,054pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
8life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
142buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
93buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
220hydrants mappedHydrant maps as of Feb 2026
11square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Dec 2025

About 9,116 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

  • Homes3,724
  • Businesses444
  • Apartments and lodging297
  • Mobile homes287
  • Industrial145
  • Government and assembly87
  • Sheds, utility and other42
  • Schools23
  • Farm buildings4
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,440
  • 300 to 5001,896
  • 550 to 1,000576
  • 1,050 to 2,00086
  • over 2,00056
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
Montessori Regional CSPublic school626 studentsJun 2025
Tracy El SchPublic school515 studentsJun 2025
Westlake MSPublic school477 studentsJun 2025
St Jude SchoolPrivate school208 studentsJun 2024 Check
Creative Learning Childcare CenterChild care center193 licensed capacitySep 2026
Kindercare Learning Center 1278Child care center121 licensed capacitySep 2026
St Jude Raiders Child Development CenterChild care center61 licensed capacitySep 2026
Playway Loving Child Care CenterChild care center60 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 Lake Fire Department Station 49Record dated Jun 2016
  • West Lake Fire Department Station 48Record dated Jun 2016