FirePreplans

Bellingham, Washington. Whatcom County.

Whatcom County Fire District #2

  • 4,003pre-plans, about one per building
  • 3life-risk sites
  • 28estimated 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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Mostly volunteer department. 2 stations. 2 career firefighters.

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Geneva Elementary School, public schoolWhatcom Hills Waldorf School, private schoolWHATCOM HILLS WALDORF SCHOOL, child care centerSouth Whatcom Fire Authority Geneva Station 21South Whatcom Fire Authority Sudden Valley Station 22Geneva Elem.Whatcom HillsWhatcom HillsSTATION 21STATION 221 miNGeneva Elementary School, public schoolWhatcom Hills Waldorf School, private schoolWHATCOM HILLS WALDORF SCHOOL, child care centerSouth Whatcom Fire Authority Geneva Station 21South Whatcom Fire Authority Sudden Valley Station 22Geneva Elem.Whatcom HillsWhatcom HillsSTATION 21STATION 222 miN
  • Your first due
  • Stations
  • Life-risk sites
Your first due, estimated by road distance from your stations. Your officers set the real lines in setup.

Your first due by the numbers.

4,003pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
3life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
28buildings 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.
At setuphydrants. Send your hydrant list or map in any form, or mark them in setup, and every card plans its water from them.
14square miles of first dueEstimated

About 8,412 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

  • Homes3,669
  • Mobile homes149
  • Apartments and lodging89
  • Businesses35
  • Schools25
  • Government and assembly20
  • Farm buildings10
  • Sheds, utility and other6
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less1,857
  • 300 to 5001,791
  • 550 to 1,000327
  • 1,050 to 2,00024
  • over 2,0004
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
Geneva Elementary SchoolPublic school412 studentsJun 2025
Whatcom Hills Waldorf SchoolPrivate school177 studentsJun 2024 Check
WHATCOM HILLS WALDORF SCHOOLChild care center34 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.

  • South Whatcom Fire Authority Geneva Station 21Record dated Feb 2026
  • South Whatcom Fire Authority Sudden Valley Station 22Record dated Feb 2026