FirePreplans

Houston, Texas. Harris County.

Ponderosa Fire Department

  • 13,997pre-plans, about one per building
  • 54life-risk sites
  • 1,011estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 524in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 3 stations. 19 career firefighters.

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ANDY DEKANEY H S, public schoolWESTFIELD H S, public schoolSTRACK INT, public schoolLEWIS MIDDLE, public schoolBAMMEL MIDDLE, public schoolPONDEROSA EL, public schoolCAROLEE BOOKER EL, public schoolBAMMEL EL, public schoolBENFER EL, public schoolMEYER EL, public schoolHELEN MAJOR EL, public schoolTrinity Lutheran School, private schoolMI3 Center Academy, child care centerKoala Kare- Meyer Elementary, child care centerSpellwell Montessori School, child care centerGreengate Academy INC, child care centerKoala Kare- Ponderosa Elementary, child care centerAcademic Romper Room Phase 2, child care centerExceptional Foundation Academy and Childcare, Inc., child care centerKlein-Spring Montessori School, child care centerApple Seed Private School, child care centerAVANCE Bammel Head Start, child care centerParadigm Northwest, nursing homeCypresswood Montessori School, child care centerReliable Child Care, child care centerThe Heights Of North Houston, nursing homeLearning Tree Daycare, child care centerPark Manor Of Cypress Station, nursing homeVilla Toscana At Cypress Woods, nursing homeSpell Well Montessori School, private schoolAbiding Word Lutheran School, private schoolGreengate Academy Inc, private schoolApple Tree School, private schoolCypresswood Montessori School, private schoolHouston Healthcare Northwest Medical Center, hospitalTOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital, hospitalNorth Houston Surgical Hospital, hospitalCypress Creek Hospital, hospitalIntraCare North Hospital, hospitalKLEIN THERAPEUTIC AND READINESS CENTER, public schoolPonderosa Volunteer Fire Department HeadquartersPonderosa Fire Department Station 62Ponderosa Fire Department Station 63Andy Dekaney H SWestfield H SStrack IntLewis MiddleBammel MiddlePonderosa ElCarolee Booker ElBammel ElBenfer ElMeyer ElHelen Major ElTrinity LutheranKoala Kare- MeyerSpellwell MontessoriAcademic Romper RoomAVANCE Bammel HeadCypresswoodHeightsLearning TreePark ManorVilla ToscanaSpell WellCypresswoodSTATIONSTATION 62STATION 631 miNANDY DEKANEY H S, public schoolWESTFIELD H S, public schoolSTRACK INT, public schoolLEWIS MIDDLE, public schoolBAMMEL MIDDLE, public schoolPONDEROSA EL, public schoolCAROLEE BOOKER EL, public schoolBAMMEL EL, public schoolBENFER EL, public schoolMEYER EL, public schoolHELEN MAJOR EL, public schoolTrinity Lutheran School, private schoolMI3 Center Academy, child care centerKoala Kare- Meyer Elementary, child care centerSpellwell Montessori School, child care centerGreengate Academy INC, child care centerKoala Kare- Ponderosa Elementary, child care centerAcademic Romper Room Phase 2, child care centerExceptional Foundation Academy and Childcare, Inc., child care centerKlein-Spring Montessori School, child care centerApple Seed Private School, child care centerAVANCE Bammel Head Start, child care centerParadigm Northwest, nursing homeCypresswood Montessori School, child care centerReliable Child Care, child care centerThe Heights Of North Houston, nursing homeLearning Tree Daycare, child care centerPark Manor Of Cypress Station, nursing homeVilla Toscana At Cypress Woods, nursing homeSpell Well Montessori School, private schoolAbiding Word Lutheran School, private schoolGreengate Academy Inc, private schoolApple Tree School, private schoolCypresswood Montessori School, private schoolHouston Healthcare Northwest Medical Center, hospitalTOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital, hospitalNorth Houston Surgical Hospital, hospitalCypress Creek Hospital, hospitalIntraCare North Hospital, hospitalKLEIN THERAPEUTIC AND READINESS CENTER, public schoolPonderosa Volunteer Fire Department HeadquartersPonderosa Fire Department Station 62Ponderosa Fire Department Station 63Westfield H SStrack IntLewis MiddlePonderosa ElBammel ElHelen Major ElTrinity LutheranGreengate AcademyHeightsLearning TreeVilla ToscanaSpell WellGreengate AcademySTATIONSTATION 62STATION 632 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Apr 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

13,997pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
54life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
1,011buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
524buildings 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.
15square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Apr 2026

About 43,294 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

  • Homes10,532
  • Apartments and lodging1,614
  • Businesses687
  • Sheds, utility and other288
  • Industrial261
  • Mobile homes237
  • Government and assembly191
  • Schools131
  • Nursing homes and hospitals42
  • Farm buildings14
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less4,876
  • 300 to 5006,583
  • 550 to 1,0001,527
  • 1,050 to 2,000743
  • over 2,000268
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
Paradigm NorthwestNursing home148 bedsSep 2026
The Heights Of North HoustonNursing home131 bedsSep 2026
Park Manor Of Cypress StationNursing home125 bedsSep 2026
Villa Toscana At Cypress WoodsNursing home120 bedsSep 2026
Houston Healthcare Northwest Medical CenterHospitalAt setupDec 2020
TOPS Surgical Specialty HospitalHospitalAt setupDec 2020
North Houston Surgical HospitalHospitalAt setupMay 2022
Cypress Creek HospitalHospitalAt setupDec 2020
IntraCare North HospitalHospitalAt setupAug 2019
ANDY DEKANEY H SPublic school2,485 studentsJun 2025
WESTFIELD H SPublic school2,264 studentsJun 2025
STRACK INTPublic school1,237 studentsJun 2025
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LEWIS MIDDLEPublic school1,054 studentsJun 2025
BAMMEL MIDDLEPublic school783 studentsJun 2025
PONDEROSA ELPublic school740 studentsJun 2025
CAROLEE BOOKER ELPublic school726 studentsJun 2025
BAMMEL ELPublic school697 studentsJun 2025
BENFER ELPublic school683 studentsJun 2025
MEYER ELPublic school680 studentsJun 2025
HELEN MAJOR ELPublic school567 studentsJun 2025
KLEIN THERAPEUTIC AND READINESS CENTERPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Trinity Lutheran SchoolPrivate school517 studentsJun 2024 Check
Spell Well Montessori SchoolPrivate school72 studentsJun 2024 Check
Abiding Word Lutheran SchoolPrivate school61 studentsJun 2024 Check
Greengate Academy IncPrivate school10 studentsJun 2024 Check
Apple Tree SchoolPrivate school7 studentsJun 2024 Check
Cypresswood Montessori SchoolPrivate school5 studentsJun 2024 Check
MI3 Center AcademyChild care center408 licensed capacityOct 2026
Koala Kare- Meyer ElementaryChild care center312 licensed capacityOct 2026
Spellwell Montessori SchoolChild care center280 licensed capacityOct 2026
Greengate Academy INCChild care center270 licensed capacityOct 2026
Koala Kare- Ponderosa ElementaryChild care center260 licensed capacityOct 2026
Academic Romper Room Phase 2Child care center196 licensed capacityOct 2026
Exceptional Foundation Academy and Childcare, Inc.Child care center176 licensed capacityOct 2026
Klein-Spring Montessori SchoolChild care center167 licensed capacityOct 2026
Apple Seed Private SchoolChild care center165 licensed capacityOct 2026
AVANCE Bammel Head StartChild care center153 licensed capacityOct 2026
Cypresswood Montessori SchoolChild care center140 licensed capacityOct 2026
Reliable Child CareChild care center134 licensed capacityOct 2026
Learning Tree DaycareChild care center131 licensed capacityOct 2026

Showing 40 of 54. Every one gets a card.

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.

  • Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Department HeadquartersRecord dated Dec 2020
  • Ponderosa Fire Department Station 62Record dated Dec 2020
  • Ponderosa Fire Department Station 63Record dated Dec 2020