FirePreplans

Cheraw, South Carolina. Chesterfield County.

Cheraw Fire Department

  • 5,200pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 112estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • At setupin the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 1 station. 10 career firefighters.

Cheraw High, public schoolCheraw Primary, public schoolCheraw Intermediate, public schoolLong Middle, public schoolCheraw Head Start, child care centerSt. David's Episcopal School, child care centerCheraw Healthcare, nursing homeFaith Christian Academy, child care centerRehab Center Of Cheraw, nursing homeCharity Early Learning Center, child care centerFaith Christian Academy, private schoolMcLeod Health Cheraw Hospital, hospitalCheraw Fire DepartmentCheraw HighCheraw PrimaryCheraw IntermediateLong MiddleCheraw Head StartCheraw HealthcareRehab CenterCharity EarlySTATION2 miNCheraw High, public schoolCheraw Primary, public schoolCheraw Intermediate, public schoolLong Middle, public schoolCheraw Head Start, child care centerSt. David's Episcopal School, child care centerCheraw Healthcare, nursing homeFaith Christian Academy, child care centerRehab Center Of Cheraw, nursing homeCharity Early Learning Center, child care centerFaith Christian Academy, private schoolMcLeod Health Cheraw Hospital, hospitalCheraw Fire DepartmentCheraw HighCheraw PrimaryCheraw IntermediateLong MiddleCheraw Head StartSt. David'sFaith ChristianRehab CenterCharity EarlySTATION5 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Feb 2025.

Your first due by the numbers.

5,200pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
12life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
112buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
At setupbuildings in the 100-year flood zone. We read the flood map for your area when you set up, and every card shows its zone.
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
37square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Feb 2025

About 10,445 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

  • Homes2,588
  • Apartments and lodging1,051
  • Mobile homes504
  • Businesses468
  • Government and assembly271
  • Sheds, utility and other148
  • Farm buildings79
  • Schools78
  • Nursing homes and hospitals11
  • Industrial2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,611
  • 300 to 5001,934
  • 550 to 1,000543
  • 1,050 to 2,00059
  • over 2,00053
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
Cheraw HealthcareNursing home120 bedsSep 2026
Rehab Center Of CherawNursing home104 bedsSep 2026
McLeod Health Cheraw HospitalHospitalAt setupMar 2020
Cheraw HighPublic school603 studentsJun 2025
Cheraw PrimaryPublic school443 studentsJun 2025
Cheraw IntermediatePublic school407 studentsJun 2025
Long MiddlePublic school406 studentsJun 2025
Faith Christian AcademyPrivate school78 studentsJun 2024 Check
Cheraw Head StartChild care center193 licensed capacityOct 2026
St. David's Episcopal SchoolChild care center152 licensed capacityOct 2026
Faith Christian AcademyChild care center120 licensed capacityOct 2026
Charity Early Learning CenterChild care center80 licensed capacityOct 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.

  • Cheraw Fire DepartmentRecord dated Mar 2020