FirePreplans

Ambler, Pennsylvania. Montgomery County.

Wissahickon Fire Company

  • 4,455pre-plans, about one per building
  • 16life-risk sites
  • 261estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 79in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 2 stations. 70 volunteer firefighters.

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Wissahickon SHS, public schoolWissahickon MS, public schoolLower Gwynedd El Sch, public schoolGwynedd Mercy Academy High School, private schoolGwynedd-Mercy Academy Elementary, private schoolGpy Ambler Base, child care centerSt Anthony Preschool & Child Care, child care centerThe Malvern School Of Horsham, child care centerArtman Lutheran Home, personal care homeMi Casita Preschool, child care centerSilver Stream Rehabilitation And Nursing Center, nursing homeKid Doodles Learning Center Llc, child care centerSeeds Of Joy Christian Nursery School, child care centerSpringhouse Early Learning, child care centerArtman Lutheran Home, nursing homeFirst Korean Presbyterian Church Of Philadelphia, child care centerWissahickon Fire Company Station 7A - AmblerWissahickon Fire Company Station 7B - Lower GwyneddWissahickon SHSWissahickon MSLower Gwynedd Elem.Gwynedd MercyGwynedd-MercyGpy Ambler BaseSt Anthony PreschoolMalvern SchoolArtman Lutheran HomeMi Casita PreschoolSilver StreamKid Doodles LearningSeedsSpringhouse EarlyArtman Lutheran HomeFirst KoreanSTATION 7ASTATION 7B1 miNWissahickon SHS, public schoolWissahickon MS, public schoolLower Gwynedd El Sch, public schoolGwynedd Mercy Academy High School, private schoolGwynedd-Mercy Academy Elementary, private schoolGpy Ambler Base, child care centerSt Anthony Preschool & Child Care, child care centerThe Malvern School Of Horsham, child care centerArtman Lutheran Home, personal care homeMi Casita Preschool, child care centerSilver Stream Rehabilitation And Nursing Center, nursing homeKid Doodles Learning Center Llc, child care centerSeeds Of Joy Christian Nursery School, child care centerSpringhouse Early Learning, child care centerArtman Lutheran Home, nursing homeFirst Korean Presbyterian Church Of Philadelphia, child care centerWissahickon Fire Company Station 7A - AmblerWissahickon Fire Company Station 7B - Lower GwyneddWissahickon SHSWissahickon MSLower Gwynedd Elem.Gwynedd MercyGwynedd-MercyGpy Ambler BaseSt Anthony PreschoolMalvern SchoolMi Casita PreschoolSilver StreamKid Doodles LearningSeedsSTATION 7ASTATION 7B2 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.

4,455pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
16life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
261buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
79buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
78hydrants mapped, covering about 54% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of May 2026
7square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 13,599 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

  • Homes3,629
  • Apartments and lodging274
  • Businesses269
  • Government and assembly117
  • Schools61
  • Industrial56
  • Sheds, utility and other32
  • Nursing homes and hospitals17
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,470
  • 300 to 500923
  • 550 to 1,000801
  • 1,050 to 2,000206
  • over 2,00055
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; 63% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
Silver Stream Rehabilitation And Nursing CenterNursing home120 bedsSep 2026
Artman Lutheran HomeNursing home61 bedsSep 2026
Artman Lutheran HomePersonal care home136 licensed capacityOct 2026
Wissahickon SHSPublic school1,480 studentsJun 2025
Wissahickon MSPublic school1,208 studentsJun 2025
Lower Gwynedd El SchPublic school630 studentsJun 2025
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High SchoolPrivate school439 studentsJun 2024 Check
Gwynedd-Mercy Academy ElementaryPrivate school377 studentsJun 2024 Check
Gpy Ambler BaseChild care center309 licensed capacitySep 2026
St Anthony Preschool & Child CareChild care center244 licensed capacitySep 2026
The Malvern School Of HorshamChild care center144 licensed capacitySep 2026
Mi Casita PreschoolChild care center128 licensed capacitySep 2026
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Kid Doodles Learning Center LlcChild care center115 licensed capacitySep 2026
Seeds Of Joy Christian Nursery SchoolChild care center86 licensed capacitySep 2026
Springhouse Early LearningChild care center70 licensed capacitySep 2026
First Korean Presbyterian Church Of PhiladelphiaChild care center49 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.

  • Wissahickon Fire Company Station 7A - AmblerRecord dated Feb 2019
  • Wissahickon Fire Company Station 7B - Lower GwyneddRecord dated Feb 2019