FirePreplans

Essex Junction, Vermont. Chittenden County.

Essex Fire Department

  • 4,489pre-plans, about one per building
  • 19life-risk sites
  • 159estimated 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.

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Essex Elementary School, public schoolEssex Middle School, public schoolFounders Memorial School, public schoolSports & Fitness Edge Kids & Fitness, child care centerReach for the Stars, child care centerLittle One's University Inc, child care centerHand In Hand Creative Learning Center Inc., child care centerHeartworks, STEAMworks & Loveworks Schools, LLC - Center Road, Essex, child care centerHeartworks, STEAMworks & Loveworks Schools, LLC - Pinecrest Drive, Essex, child care centerInspired Minds Childcare, child care centerNadeau's Playschool Essex, child care centerFrog & Toad Child Care & Learning Center, LLC, child care centerLittle One's University Essex Center, child care centerGreen Mountain Montessori School, Inc., child care centerEssex Elementary School Pre-Kindergarten, child care centerThe Balancing Act Enrichment Center, child care centerMaple Ridge Memory Care, personal care homeMansfield Place, personal care homeMaple Ridge Lodge, personal care homeEssex Fire DepartmentEssex Elem.Essex MiddleFounders MemorialSports & FitnessReachLittle One'sHandHeartworksHeartworksNadeau's PlayschoolFrog & Toad ChildGreen MountainMaple Ridge MemorySTATION2 miNEssex Elementary School, public schoolEssex Middle School, public schoolFounders Memorial School, public schoolSports & Fitness Edge Kids & Fitness, child care centerReach for the Stars, child care centerLittle One's University Inc, child care centerHand In Hand Creative Learning Center Inc., child care centerHeartworks, STEAMworks & Loveworks Schools, LLC - Center Road, Essex, child care centerHeartworks, STEAMworks & Loveworks Schools, LLC - Pinecrest Drive, Essex, child care centerInspired Minds Childcare, child care centerNadeau's Playschool Essex, child care centerFrog & Toad Child Care & Learning Center, LLC, child care centerLittle One's University Essex Center, child care centerGreen Mountain Montessori School, Inc., child care centerEssex Elementary School Pre-Kindergarten, child care centerThe Balancing Act Enrichment Center, child care centerMaple Ridge Memory Care, personal care homeMansfield Place, personal care homeMaple Ridge Lodge, personal care homeEssex Fire DepartmentEssex Elem.Essex MiddleFounders MemorialReachLittle One'sHandHeartworksHeartworksNadeau's PlayschoolGreen MountainSTATION2 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.

4,489pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
19life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimated
159buildings 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.
400hydrants mapped, covering about 76% of your buildingsHydrant maps as of Oct 2026
35square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 11,980 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

  • Homes3,700
  • Businesses285
  • Apartments and lodging230
  • Sheds, utility and other104
  • Schools58
  • Mobile homes41
  • Industrial36
  • Government and assembly32
  • Nursing homes and hospitals3
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,511
  • 300 to 5002,111
  • 550 to 1,000708
  • 1,050 to 2,000110
  • over 2,00049
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
Maple Ridge Memory CarePersonal care homeAt setupMar 2025
Mansfield PlacePersonal care homeAt setupMar 2025
Maple Ridge LodgePersonal care homeAt setupMar 2025
Essex Elementary SchoolPublic school484 studentsJun 2025
Essex Middle SchoolPublic school366 studentsJun 2025
Founders Memorial SchoolPublic school353 studentsJun 2025
Sports & Fitness Edge Kids & FitnessChild care center176 licensed capacityOct 2026
Reach for the StarsChild care center132 licensed capacityOct 2026
Little One's University IncChild care center102 licensed capacityOct 2026
Hand In Hand Creative Learning Center Inc.Child care center97 licensed capacityOct 2026
Heartworks, STEAMworks & Loveworks Schools, LLC - Center Road, EssexChild care center82 licensed capacityOct 2026
Heartworks, STEAMworks & Loveworks Schools, LLC - Pinecrest Drive, EssexChild care center59 licensed capacityOct 2026
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Inspired Minds ChildcareChild care center59 licensed capacityOct 2026
Nadeau's Playschool EssexChild care center59 licensed capacityOct 2026
Frog & Toad Child Care & Learning Center, LLCChild care center50 licensed capacityOct 2026
Little One's University Essex CenterChild care center45 licensed capacityOct 2026
Green Mountain Montessori School, Inc.Child care center40 licensed capacityOct 2026
Essex Elementary School Pre-KindergartenChild care center30 licensed capacityOct 2026
The Balancing Act Enrichment CenterChild care center30 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.

  • Essex Fire DepartmentRecord dated Jan 2018