FirePreplans

Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Montgomery County.

Pottstown Fire Department

  • 6,677pre-plans, about one per building
  • 19life-risk sites
  • 255estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 159in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 4 stations. 85 volunteer firefighters. 13 career firefighters.

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Pottstown MS, public schoolPottstown HS, public schoolThe Hill School, private schoolRupert El Sch, public schoolFranklin El Sch, public schoolLincoln El Sch, public schoolBarth El Sch, public schoolWonderspring Pottstown, child care centerWyndcroft School, private schoolYwca Pottstown Ready Set Grow, child care centerYwca Tri County Area Fbc, child care centerKingdom Life Childcare, child care centerRose Garden Preparatory Day School, child care centerGpy Pottstown Ymca, child care centerCreative Kiddie Care Inc, child care centerCreative Kiddie Care Inc, child care centerAccess Learning Academy, private schoolMama Bear Daycare Center Llc, child care centerPottstown Hospital, hospitalPottstown Fire Department - Philadelphia Steam Fire Company - Station 69 - BPottstown Fire Department - North End Fire Company - Station 69 - DPottstown Fire Department - Goodwill Steam Fire Engine Company 1Pottstown MSPottstown HSHill SchoolRupert Elem.Franklin Elem.Lincoln Elem.Barth Elem.WonderspringWyndcroft SchoolYwca Pottstown ReadyYwca Tri County AreaKingdom LifeRose GardenGpy Pottstown YmcaCreative Kiddie CareCreative Kiddie CarePottstown HospitalSTATION 69STATION 69STATION0.5 miNPottstown MS, public schoolPottstown HS, public schoolThe Hill School, private schoolRupert El Sch, public schoolFranklin El Sch, public schoolLincoln El Sch, public schoolBarth El Sch, public schoolWonderspring Pottstown, child care centerWyndcroft School, private schoolYwca Pottstown Ready Set Grow, child care centerYwca Tri County Area Fbc, child care centerKingdom Life Childcare, child care centerRose Garden Preparatory Day School, child care centerGpy Pottstown Ymca, child care centerCreative Kiddie Care Inc, child care centerCreative Kiddie Care Inc, child care centerAccess Learning Academy, private schoolMama Bear Daycare Center Llc, child care centerPottstown Hospital, hospitalPottstown Fire Department - Philadelphia Steam Fire Company - Station 69 - BPottstown Fire Department - North End Fire Company - Station 69 - DPottstown Fire Department - Goodwill Steam Fire Engine Company 1Pottstown HSHill SchoolFranklin Elem.Barth Elem.WonderspringYwca Pottstown ReadyKingdom LifeRose GardenPottstown HospitalSTATION 69STATION 69STATION1 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.

6,677pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
19life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
255buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
159buildings 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.
5square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 15,370 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

  • Homes5,053
  • Apartments and lodging616
  • Businesses427
  • Government and assembly238
  • Industrial169
  • Schools99
  • Sheds, utility and other65
  • Nursing homes and hospitals10
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,591
  • 300 to 5001,483
  • 550 to 1,000348
  • 1,050 to 2,000138
  • over 2,000117
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; 50% 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
Pottstown HospitalHospitalAt setupJan 2023
Pottstown MSPublic school918 studentsJun 2025
Pottstown HSPublic school911 studentsJun 2025
Rupert El SchPublic school379 studentsJun 2025
Franklin El SchPublic school354 studentsJun 2025
Lincoln El SchPublic school322 studentsJun 2025
Barth El SchPublic school321 studentsJun 2025
The Hill SchoolPrivate school539 studentsJun 2024 Check
Wyndcroft SchoolPrivate school148 studentsJun 2024 Check
Access Learning AcademyPrivate school22 studentsJun 2024 Check
Wonderspring PottstownChild care center202 licensed capacitySep 2026
Ywca Pottstown Ready Set GrowChild care center137 licensed capacitySep 2026
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Ywca Tri County Area FbcChild care center131 licensed capacitySep 2026
Kingdom Life ChildcareChild care center66 licensed capacitySep 2026
Rose Garden Preparatory Day SchoolChild care center48 licensed capacitySep 2026
Gpy Pottstown YmcaChild care center43 licensed capacitySep 2026
Creative Kiddie Care IncChild care center41 licensed capacitySep 2026
Creative Kiddie Care IncChild care center31 licensed capacitySep 2026
Mama Bear Daycare Center LlcChild care center17 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.

  • Pottstown Fire Department - Philadelphia Steam Fire Company - Station 69 - BRecord dated Feb 2019
  • Pottstown Fire Department - North End Fire Company - Station 69 - DRecord dated Feb 2019
  • Pottstown Fire Department - Goodwill Steam Fire Engine Company 1Record dated Feb 2019