FirePreplans

Manchester Center, Vermont. Bennington County.

Manchester Fire Department

  • 3,620pre-plans, about one per building
  • 13life-risk sites
  • 116estimated 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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All volunteer department. 1 station. 41 volunteer firefighters.

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Manchester Elementary/Middle School, public schoolMaple Street School, private schoolNorthshire Day School, Inc., child care centerHere Wee Grow Playschool, child care centerHere Wee Grow Again, child care centerTaconic Early Education Program, child care centerHere Wee Grow Schoolage Program, child care centerManchester Village School, private schoolRed Fox Community School, private schoolMaple Street School, child care centerSouthwestern Vermont Health Care Medical Center Northshire Campus, hospitalBromley Manor, personal care homeEquinox Terrace, personal care homeManchester Fire DepartmentManchesterMaple Street SchoolNorthshire DayHere Wee GrowHere Wee Grow AgainManchester VillageRed Fox CommunityMaple Street SchoolBromley ManorSTATION2 miNManchester Elementary/Middle School, public schoolMaple Street School, private schoolNorthshire Day School, Inc., child care centerHere Wee Grow Playschool, child care centerHere Wee Grow Again, child care centerTaconic Early Education Program, child care centerHere Wee Grow Schoolage Program, child care centerManchester Village School, private schoolRed Fox Community School, private schoolMaple Street School, child care centerSouthwestern Vermont Health Care Medical Center Northshire Campus, hospitalBromley Manor, personal care homeEquinox Terrace, personal care homeManchester Fire DepartmentManchesterMaple Street SchoolNorthshire DayHere Wee GrowHere Wee Grow AgainTaconic EarlyManchester VillageRed Fox CommunityMaple Street SchoolSTATION5 miN
  • 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.

3,620pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
13life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
116buildings 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.
174hydrants mapped, covering about 69% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Oct 2026
51square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 7,170 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

  • Homes3,123
  • Sheds, utility and other167
  • Apartments and lodging125
  • Businesses113
  • Mobile homes35
  • Schools24
  • Government and assembly22
  • Nursing homes and hospitals5
  • Farm buildings4
  • Industrial2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,513
  • 300 to 5001,330
  • 550 to 1,000661
  • 1,050 to 2,00093
  • over 2,00023
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
Southwestern Vermont Health Care Medical Center Northshire CampusHospitalAt setupMay 2017
Bromley ManorPersonal care homeAt setupMar 2025
Equinox TerracePersonal care homeAt setupMar 2025
Manchester Elementary/Middle SchoolPublic school396 studentsJun 2025
Maple Street SchoolPrivate school138 studentsJun 2024 Check
Manchester Village SchoolPrivate school24 studentsJun 2024 Check
Red Fox Community SchoolPrivate school19 studentsJun 2024 Check
Northshire Day School, Inc.Child care center96 licensed capacityOct 2026
Here Wee Grow PlayschoolChild care center42 licensed capacityOct 2026
Here Wee Grow AgainChild care center36 licensed capacityOct 2026
Taconic Early Education ProgramChild care center34 licensed capacityOct 2026
Here Wee Grow Schoolage ProgramChild care center26 licensed capacityOct 2026
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Maple Street SchoolChild care center12 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.

  • Manchester Fire DepartmentRecord dated May 2017