FirePreplans

Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Lancaster County.

Pioneer Steam Fire Company

  • 5,528pre-plans, about one per building
  • 11life-risk sites
  • 272estimated 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. 1 station. 35 volunteer firefighters.

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Ephrata SHS, public schoolHighland El Sch, public schoolFulton El Sch, public schoolBethany School Age Care, child care centerOur Mother Of Perpetual Help Catholic School, private schoolWiggles And Giggles Early Learning Center, child care centerEphrata Manor, nursing homeKeystone Villa At Ephrata, personal care homeTomorrows World Early Learning Center Inc, child care centerThe Groves, personal care homeWellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, hospitalEphrata Pioneer Fire Company Station 15Ephrata SHSHighland Elem.Fulton Elem.Bethany School AgeOur MotherWiggles And GigglesEphrata ManorKeystone VillaTomorrows WorldGrovesWellSpan EphrataSTATION 151 miNEphrata SHS, public schoolHighland El Sch, public schoolFulton El Sch, public schoolBethany School Age Care, child care centerOur Mother Of Perpetual Help Catholic School, private schoolWiggles And Giggles Early Learning Center, child care centerEphrata Manor, nursing homeKeystone Villa At Ephrata, personal care homeTomorrows World Early Learning Center Inc, child care centerThe Groves, personal care homeWellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, hospitalEphrata Pioneer Fire Company Station 15Ephrata SHSHighland Elem.Fulton Elem.Our MotherWiggles And GigglesEphrata ManorTomorrows WorldWellSpan EphrataSTATION 152 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Nov 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

5,528pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
11life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
272buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
112buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
454hydrants mappedHydrant maps as of Jun 2026
9square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Nov 2025

About 13,682 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

  • Homes4,033
  • Apartments and lodging642
  • Businesses359
  • Mobile homes238
  • Industrial134
  • Government and assembly52
  • Schools28
  • Sheds, utility and other26
  • Nursing homes and hospitals12
  • Farm buildings4
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,188
  • 300 to 5002,451
  • 550 to 1,000617
  • 1,050 to 2,000180
  • over 2,00092
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
Ephrata ManorNursing home120 bedsSep 2026
WellSpan Ephrata Community HospitalHospitalAt setupSep 2021
Keystone Villa At EphrataPersonal care home100 licensed capacityOct 2026
The GrovesPersonal care home15 licensed capacityOct 2026
Ephrata SHSPublic school1,347 studentsJun 2025
Highland El SchPublic school438 studentsJun 2025
Fulton El SchPublic school297 studentsJun 2025
Our Mother Of Perpetual Help Catholic SchoolPrivate school146 studentsJun 2024 Check
Bethany School Age CareChild care center171 licensed capacitySep 2026
Wiggles And Giggles Early Learning CenterChild care center126 licensed capacitySep 2026
Tomorrows World Early Learning Center IncChild care center57 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.

  • Ephrata Pioneer Fire Company Station 15Record dated Aug 2018