FirePreplans

Chatham, Virginia. Pittsylvania County.

Chatham Volunteer Fire Department

  • 2,886pre-plans, about one per building
  • 6life-risk sites
  • 58estimated to need over 1,000 gpm
  • 7in the flood zone

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

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All volunteer department. 1 station. 33 volunteer firefighters.

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  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due from your county's published response areas, as of Apr 2024.

Your first due by the numbers.

2,886pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025
6life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
58buildings that need more than 1,000 gpmEstimated
7buildings in the 100-year flood zone, mapped zones onlyEstimatedFlood maps as of Oct 2026
137hydrants mapped, covering about 38% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Jul 2025
55square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Apr 2024Check: list over 2 years old

About 4,782 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

  • Homes2,129
  • Sheds, utility and other185
  • Mobile homes177
  • Farm buildings159
  • Businesses119
  • Industrial49
  • Government and assembly36
  • Schools16
  • Apartments and lodging15
  • Nursing homes and hospitals1
EstimatedBuilding records as of Jun 2025

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,693
  • 300 to 500918
  • 550 to 1,000217
  • 1,050 to 2,00043
  • over 2,00015
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
Chatham Health & Rehabilitation CenterNursing home85 bedsSep 2026
Chatham ElementaryPublic school236 studentsJun 2025
Victory Academy/Ready for SuccessPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Hargrave Military AcademyPrivate school146 studentsJun 2024 Check
Chatham HallPrivate school122 studentsJun 2024 Check
The Learning Tree Daycare LLCChild care center63 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.

  • Chatham Volunteer Fire DepartmentRecord dated Apr 2015