FirePreplans

Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Lancaster County.

Lincoln Fire Company NO 1

  • 3,431pre-plans, about one per building
  • 9life-risk sites
  • 278estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 38in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 60 volunteer firefighters.

Ephrata MS, public schoolEphrata Intermediate Sch, public schoolEphrata Mennonite School, private schoolSpringville Mennonite School, private schoolEphrata Church Of The Brethren Children, child care centerThe Learning Experience, child care centerPace Afterschool Program, child care centerLincoln Christian Home, personal care homeEphrata Recreation Center, child care centerLincoln Fire Company 1 Station 16Ephrata MSEphrata IntermediateEphrata MennoniteSpringvilleEphrata ChurchLearning ExperiencePace AfterschoolLincoln ChristianEphrata RecreationSTATION 161 miNEphrata MS, public schoolEphrata Intermediate Sch, public schoolEphrata Mennonite School, private schoolSpringville Mennonite School, private schoolEphrata Church Of The Brethren Children, child care centerThe Learning Experience, child care centerPace Afterschool Program, child care centerLincoln Christian Home, personal care homeEphrata Recreation Center, child care centerLincoln Fire Company 1 Station 16Ephrata MSEphrata IntermediateSpringvilleLearning ExperienceEphrata RecreationSTATION 162 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.

3,431pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
9life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
278buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
38buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
239hydrants mappedHydrant maps as of Jun 2026
10square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Nov 2025

About 8,096 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

  • Homes2,821
  • Apartments and lodging212
  • Businesses145
  • Mobile homes137
  • Schools39
  • Industrial36
  • Sheds, utility and other22
  • Government and assembly15
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less887
  • 300 to 5001,582
  • 550 to 1,000684
  • 1,050 to 2,000190
  • over 2,00088
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
Lincoln Christian HomePersonal care home93 licensed capacityOct 2026
Ephrata MSPublic school601 studentsJun 2025
Ephrata Intermediate SchPublic school568 studentsJun 2025
Ephrata Mennonite SchoolPrivate school353 studentsJun 2024 Check
Springville Mennonite SchoolPrivate school134 studentsJun 2024 Check
Ephrata Church Of The Brethren ChildrenChild care center132 licensed capacitySep 2026
The Learning ExperienceChild care center122 licensed capacitySep 2026
Pace Afterschool ProgramChild care center100 licensed capacitySep 2026
Ephrata Recreation CenterChild care center50 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.

  • Lincoln Fire Company 1 Station 16Record dated Sep 2018