FirePreplans

Palmer, Pennsylvania. Northampton County.

Palmer Municipal Fire Department

  • 9,818pre-plans, about one per building
  • 17life-risk sites
  • 130estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 99in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 43 volunteer firefighters. 1 career firefighters.

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Palmer El Sch, public schoolTracy El Sch, public schoolBethlehem Christian School Upper Campus, private schoolActive Learning Centers Palmer, child care centerNorthampton Post Acute, nursing homeCreative Learning Center Of Palmer, child care centerPalmer Childcare Academy Learning Center, child care centerLittle People Country Club, child care centerPalmer Moravian Day School, child care centerArden Courts (Old Orchard), personal care homeInquiring Minds Child Development Center Llc, child care centerLeap 2 Learning, child care centerPlay And Learn Paradise Daycare Center, child care centerJust Babies Clubhouse, child care centerRising Star Learning Center, child care centerLehigh Valley Childrens Centers At Palmer Elem, child care centerLehigh Valley Hospital - Hecktown Oaks, hospitalPalmer Municipal Fire Department Station 2Palmer Municipal Fire Department Station 27Palmer Elem.Tracy Elem.Bethlehem ChristianActive LearningNorthampton PostCreative LearningPalmer ChildcareLittle PeoplePalmer Moravian DayArden CourtsInquiring MindsLeap 2 LearningPlay And LearnRising Star LearningLehigh ValleyLehigh ValleySTATION 2STATION 271 miNPalmer El Sch, public schoolTracy El Sch, public schoolBethlehem Christian School Upper Campus, private schoolActive Learning Centers Palmer, child care centerNorthampton Post Acute, nursing homeCreative Learning Center Of Palmer, child care centerPalmer Childcare Academy Learning Center, child care centerLittle People Country Club, child care centerPalmer Moravian Day School, child care centerArden Courts (Old Orchard), personal care homeInquiring Minds Child Development Center Llc, child care centerLeap 2 Learning, child care centerPlay And Learn Paradise Daycare Center, child care centerJust Babies Clubhouse, child care centerRising Star Learning Center, child care centerLehigh Valley Childrens Centers At Palmer Elem, child care centerLehigh Valley Hospital - Hecktown Oaks, hospitalPalmer Municipal Fire Department Station 2Palmer Municipal Fire Department Station 27Palmer Elem.Tracy Elem.Active LearningNorthampton PostCreative LearningPalmer ChildcarePalmer Moravian DayArden CourtsInquiring MindsLeap 2 LearningRising Star LearningLehigh ValleySTATION 2STATION 272 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

9,818pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
17life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
130buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
99buildings 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.
14square miles of first dueEstimated

About 19,647 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

  • Homes8,603
  • Government and assembly463
  • Businesses327
  • Apartments and lodging197
  • Farm buildings88
  • Industrial78
  • Sheds, utility and other34
  • Schools22
  • Nursing homes and hospitals6
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less7,192
  • 300 to 5001,981
  • 550 to 1,000515
  • 1,050 to 2,00061
  • over 2,00069
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; 91% 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
Northampton Post AcuteNursing home180 bedsSep 2026
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hecktown OaksHospitalAt setupJan 2024
Arden Courts (Old Orchard)Personal care home65 licensed capacityOct 2026
Palmer El SchPublic school531 studentsJun 2025
Tracy El SchPublic school410 studentsJun 2025
Bethlehem Christian School Upper CampusPrivate school336 studentsJun 2024 Check
Active Learning Centers PalmerChild care center183 licensed capacitySep 2026
Creative Learning Center Of PalmerChild care center155 licensed capacitySep 2026
Palmer Childcare Academy Learning CenterChild care center151 licensed capacitySep 2026
Little People Country ClubChild care center71 licensed capacitySep 2026
Palmer Moravian Day SchoolChild care center66 licensed capacitySep 2026
Inquiring Minds Child Development Center LlcChild care center56 licensed capacitySep 2026
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Leap 2 LearningChild care center53 licensed capacitySep 2026
Play And Learn Paradise Daycare CenterChild care center43 licensed capacitySep 2026
Just Babies ClubhouseChild care center39 licensed capacitySep 2026
Rising Star Learning CenterChild care center32 licensed capacitySep 2026
Lehigh Valley Childrens Centers At Palmer ElemChild care center22 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.

  • Palmer Municipal Fire Department Station 2Record dated Dec 2021
  • Palmer Municipal Fire Department Station 27Record dated Feb 2019