FirePreplans

Cheltenham, Pennsylvania. Montgomery County.

Cheltenham Hook & Ladder Co 1

  • 2,448pre-plans, about one per building
  • 4life-risk sites
  • 27estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 9in the flood zone

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

See a sample pre-plan

All volunteer department. 1 station.

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  • 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.

2,448pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025
4life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
27buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
9buildings 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.
2square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 6,590 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

  • Homes2,242
  • Businesses71
  • Apartments and lodging69
  • Government and assembly32
  • Schools12
  • Industrial9
  • Sheds, utility and other9
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,953
  • 300 to 500445
  • 550 to 1,00023
  • 1,050 to 2,0008
  • over 2,00019
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; 93% 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
Einstein Medical Center - Elkins ParkHospitalAt setupJan 2023
Moss - Magee Rehabilitation Elkins ParkHospitalAt setupJan 2024
Elkins Park SchPublic school569 studentsJun 2025
Cheltenham El SchPublic school406 studentsJun 2025

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.

  • Cheltenham Fire Company Station 4Record dated Feb 2019