FirePreplans

Charlottesville, Virginia. Albemarle County.

County of Albemarle Department of Fire & Rescue

  • 17,990pre-plans, about one per building
  • 33life-risk sites
  • 510estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 133in the flood zone

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

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Mostly volunteer department. 9 stations. 400 volunteer firefighters. 60 career firefighters.

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Western Albemarle High, public schoolMonticello High, public schoolJoseph T. Henley Middle, public schoolMountain View Elementary, public schoolBaker-Butler Elementary, public schoolLakeside Middle, public schoolCrozet Elementary, public schoolBrownsville Elementary, public schoolHollymead Elementary, public schoolIvy Elementary, public schoolLeslie H. Walton Middle, public schoolVirginia L. Murray Elementary, public schoolTandem Friends School, private schoolPeabody School, private schoolAlbemarle Montessori Children's Community, child care centerBright Beginnings, Inc. - Crozet, child care centerBright Beginnings, child care centerAlbemarle Health & Rehabilitation Center, nursing homeKinderCare Education, LLC- Riverbend, child care centerBright Beginnings, Inc. - Forest Lakes, child care centerThe Frost Montessori School of Albemarle, child care centerField School Of Charlottesville, private schoolGreen Adventure Project School, private schoolLittle Explorers Discovery School LLC, child care centerLittle Explorers Discovery School, LLC, child care centerGenerations Montessori School of Charlottesville, LLC, child care centerDaylily Preschool, LLC, child care centerLittle Learners Tricounty Child Development Center, child care centerAlbemarle Montessori Children's Community, private schoolFrost Montessori School, private schoolGenerations Montessori School Of Charlottesville, private schoolBlue Ridge Juvenile Detention Home, public schoolMonticello Governor's Health Sciences Academy, public schoolAlbemarle County Fire-Rescue Station 12 HollymeadMonticello Fire Rescue Station 11Crozet Volunteer Fire DepartmentAlbemarle County Fire Rescue Station 17Western AlbemarleMonticello HighJoseph T. HenleyMountain View Elem.Baker-Butler Elem.Lakeside MiddleCrozet Elem.Hollymead Elem.Leslie H. WaltonPeabody SchoolAlbemarle MontessoriAlbemarle Health &Bright BeginningsField SchoolGreen AdventureLittle LearnersSTATION 12STATION 11STATIONSTATION 1710 miNWestern Albemarle High, public schoolMonticello High, public schoolJoseph T. Henley Middle, public schoolMountain View Elementary, public schoolBaker-Butler Elementary, public schoolLakeside Middle, public schoolCrozet Elementary, public schoolBrownsville Elementary, public schoolHollymead Elementary, public schoolIvy Elementary, public schoolLeslie H. Walton Middle, public schoolVirginia L. Murray Elementary, public schoolTandem Friends School, private schoolPeabody School, private schoolAlbemarle Montessori Children's Community, child care centerBright Beginnings, Inc. - Crozet, child care centerBright Beginnings, child care centerAlbemarle Health & Rehabilitation Center, nursing homeKinderCare Education, LLC- Riverbend, child care centerBright Beginnings, Inc. - Forest Lakes, child care centerThe Frost Montessori School of Albemarle, child care centerField School Of Charlottesville, private schoolGreen Adventure Project School, private schoolLittle Explorers Discovery School LLC, child care centerLittle Explorers Discovery School, LLC, child care centerGenerations Montessori School of Charlottesville, LLC, child care centerDaylily Preschool, LLC, child care centerLittle Learners Tricounty Child Development Center, child care centerAlbemarle Montessori Children's Community, private schoolFrost Montessori School, private schoolGenerations Montessori School Of Charlottesville, private schoolBlue Ridge Juvenile Detention Home, public schoolMonticello Governor's Health Sciences Academy, public schoolAlbemarle County Fire-Rescue Station 12 HollymeadMonticello Fire Rescue Station 11Crozet Volunteer Fire DepartmentAlbemarle County Fire Rescue Station 17Western AlbemarleMonticello HighBaker-Butler Elem.Leslie H. WaltonTandem FriendsPeabody SchoolFrost MontessoriGreen AdventureLittle LearnersSTATION 12STATION 11STATIONSTATION 1720 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Sep 2026.

Your first due by the numbers.

17,990pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
33life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
510buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
133buildings 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.
316square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Sep 2026

About 37,731 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

  • Homes15,571
  • Mobile homes755
  • Businesses568
  • Sheds, utility and other489
  • Apartments and lodging200
  • Schools149
  • Government and assembly142
  • Industrial72
  • Farm buildings39
  • Nursing homes and hospitals5
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less7,969
  • 300 to 5007,208
  • 550 to 1,0002,303
  • 1,050 to 2,000382
  • over 2,000128
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
Albemarle Health & Rehabilitation CenterNursing home120 bedsSep 2026
Western Albemarle HighPublic school1,273 studentsJun 2025
Monticello HighPublic school1,184 studentsJun 2025
Joseph T. Henley MiddlePublic school847 studentsJun 2025
Mountain View ElementaryPublic school769 studentsJun 2025
Baker-Butler ElementaryPublic school692 studentsJun 2025
Lakeside MiddlePublic school574 studentsJun 2025
Crozet ElementaryPublic school571 studentsJun 2025
Brownsville ElementaryPublic school530 studentsJun 2025
Hollymead ElementaryPublic school452 studentsJun 2025
Ivy ElementaryPublic school358 studentsJun 2025
Leslie H. Walton MiddlePublic school339 studentsJun 2025
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Virginia L. Murray ElementaryPublic school273 studentsJun 2025
Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention HomePublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Monticello Governor's Health Sciences AcademyPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Tandem Friends SchoolPrivate school248 studentsJun 2024 Check
Peabody SchoolPrivate school216 studentsJun 2024 Check
Field School Of CharlottesvillePrivate school80 studentsJun 2024 Check
Green Adventure Project SchoolPrivate school60 studentsJun 2024 Check
Albemarle Montessori Children's CommunityPrivate school29 studentsJun 2024 Check
Frost Montessori SchoolPrivate school14 studentsJun 2024 Check
Generations Montessori School Of CharlottesvillePrivate school3 studentsJun 2024 Check
Albemarle Montessori Children's CommunityChild care center159 licensed capacityJun 2026
Bright Beginnings, Inc. - CrozetChild care center141 licensed capacityJun 2026
Bright BeginningsChild care center139 licensed capacityJun 2026
KinderCare Education, LLC- RiverbendChild care center120 licensed capacityJun 2026
Bright Beginnings, Inc. - Forest LakesChild care center120 licensed capacityJun 2026
The Frost Montessori School of AlbemarleChild care center99 licensed capacityJun 2026
Little Explorers Discovery School LLCChild care center50 licensed capacityJun 2026
Little Explorers Discovery School, LLCChild care center50 licensed capacityJun 2026
Generations Montessori School of Charlottesville, LLCChild care center50 licensed capacityJun 2026
Daylily Preschool, LLCChild care center35 licensed capacityJun 2026
Little Learners Tricounty Child Development CenterChild care center34 licensed capacityJun 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.

  • Albemarle County Fire-Rescue Station 12 HollymeadRecord dated Oct 2024
  • Monticello Fire Rescue Station 11Record dated Jun 2019
  • Crozet Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Nov 2024
  • Albemarle County Fire Rescue Station 17Record dated Jul 2025