FirePreplans

Ferndale, Washington. Whatcom County.

Whatcom County Fire Protection District Number 7

  • 30,183pre-plans, about one per building
  • 21life-risk sites
  • 649estimated 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. 6 stations. 65 volunteer firefighters. 46 career firefighters.

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Ferndale High School, public schoolBlaine High School, public schoolVista Middle School, public schoolSkyline Elementary School, public schoolBlaine Middle School, public schoolBlaine Elementary School, public schoolEagleridge Elementary, public schoolCascadia Elementary, public schoolHorizon Middle School, public schoolBlaine Primary School, public schoolCuster Elem, public schoolCentral Elementary, public schoolFerndale Virtual Academy, public schoolMountain View Elementary, public schoolMeadows Montessori School, private schoolStafholt Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia, nursing homeBlaine Home Connection, public schoolProvidence Christian School Nw, private schoolFerndale Re-Engagement, public schoolFerndale Special Services, public schoolNorth Bell Learning Center, public schoolWhatcom County Fire District 7 Station 42North Whatcom Fire Rescue Station 63 Birch BayNorth Whatcom Fire Rescue Station 62 SemiahmooWhatcom County Fire District 7 Station 41 HeadquartersWhatcom County Fire District 7 Station 46 Church RoadWhatcom County Fire District 7 Station 44 - Birch BayWhatcom County Fire District 17 Station 56North Whatcom Fire and Rescue Station 68 DeltaNorth Whatcom Fire and Rescue Station 65 HaynieNorth Whatcom Fire and Rescue Station 61 BlaineWhatcom County Fire District 17 Station 57Whatcom County Fire District 7 Station 45 EnterpriseWhatcom County Fire District 7 Station 43 North BellinhamFerndale HighBlaine HighVista MiddleSkyline Elem.Blaine MiddleBlaine Elem.Blaine PrimaryCuster ElemCentral Elem.Meadows MontessoriSTATION 42STATION 63STATION 62STATION 41STATION 46STATION 44STATION 56STATION 68STATION 65STATION 61STATION 57STATION 45STATION 435 miNFerndale High School, public schoolBlaine High School, public schoolVista Middle School, public schoolSkyline Elementary School, public schoolBlaine Middle School, public schoolBlaine Elementary School, public schoolEagleridge Elementary, public schoolCascadia Elementary, public schoolHorizon Middle School, public schoolBlaine Primary School, public schoolCuster Elem, public schoolCentral Elementary, public schoolFerndale Virtual Academy, public schoolMountain View Elementary, public schoolMeadows Montessori School, private schoolStafholt Health And Rehabilitation Of Cascadia, nursing homeBlaine Home Connection, public schoolProvidence Christian School Nw, private schoolFerndale Re-Engagement, public schoolFerndale Special Services, public schoolNorth Bell Learning Center, public schoolWhatcom County Fire District 7 Station 42North Whatcom Fire Rescue Station 63 Birch BayNorth Whatcom Fire Rescue Station 62 SemiahmooWhatcom County Fire District 7 Station 41 HeadquartersWhatcom County Fire District 7 Station 46 Church RoadWhatcom County Fire District 7 Station 44 - Birch BayWhatcom County Fire District 17 Station 56North Whatcom Fire and Rescue Station 68 DeltaNorth Whatcom Fire and Rescue Station 65 HaynieNorth Whatcom Fire and Rescue Station 61 BlaineWhatcom County Fire District 17 Station 57Whatcom County Fire District 7 Station 45 EnterpriseWhatcom County Fire District 7 Station 43 North BellinhamVista MiddleCentral Elem.Stafholt HealthSTATION 42STATION 63STATION 62STATION 41STATION 46STATION 44STATION 56STATION 68STATION 65STATION 61STATION 57STATION 45STATION 435 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.

30,183pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
21life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
649buildings 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.
149square miles of first dueEstimated

About 55,205 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

  • Homes19,280
  • Mobile homes4,836
  • Farm buildings2,738
  • Businesses1,424
  • Apartments and lodging769
  • Industrial701
  • Government and assembly215
  • Sheds, utility and other122
  • Schools94
  • Nursing homes and hospitals4
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less14,482
  • 300 to 50011,198
  • 550 to 1,0003,854
  • 1,050 to 2,000444
  • over 2,000205
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; 12% of your buildings have a recorded height.

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
Stafholt Health And Rehabilitation Of CascadiaNursing home57 bedsSep 2026
Ferndale High SchoolPublic school1,325 studentsJun 2025
Blaine High SchoolPublic school566 studentsJun 2025
Vista Middle SchoolPublic school550 studentsJun 2025
Skyline Elementary SchoolPublic school496 studentsJun 2025
Blaine Middle SchoolPublic school471 studentsJun 2025
Blaine Elementary SchoolPublic school469 studentsJun 2025
Eagleridge ElementaryPublic school457 studentsJun 2025
Cascadia ElementaryPublic school440 studentsJun 2025
Horizon Middle SchoolPublic school433 studentsJun 2025
Blaine Primary SchoolPublic school419 studentsJun 2025
Custer ElemPublic school392 studentsJun 2025
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Central ElementaryPublic school315 studentsJun 2025
Ferndale Virtual AcademyPublic school154 studentsJun 2025
Mountain View ElementaryPublic school101 studentsJun 2025
Blaine Home ConnectionPublic school39 studentsJun 2025
Ferndale Re-EngagementPublic school33 studentsJun 2025
Ferndale Special ServicesPublic school20 studentsJun 2025
North Bell Learning CenterPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Meadows Montessori SchoolPrivate school67 studentsJun 2024 Check
Providence Christian School NwPrivate school38 studentsJun 2024 Check

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.

  • Whatcom County Fire District 7 Station 42Record dated Jan 2023
  • North Whatcom Fire Rescue Station 63 Birch BayRecord dated Feb 2023
  • North Whatcom Fire Rescue Station 62 SemiahmooRecord dated Feb 2023
  • Whatcom County Fire District 7 Station 41 HeadquartersRecord dated Jan 2023
  • Whatcom County Fire District 7 Station 46 Church RoadRecord dated Jan 2023
  • Whatcom County Fire District 7 Station 44 - Birch BayRecord dated Jan 2023
  • Whatcom County Fire District 17 Station 56Record dated Feb 2023
  • North Whatcom Fire and Rescue Station 68 DeltaRecord dated Feb 2023
  • North Whatcom Fire and Rescue Station 65 HaynieRecord dated Feb 2023
  • North Whatcom Fire and Rescue Station 61 BlaineRecord dated Feb 2023
  • Whatcom County Fire District 17 Station 57Record dated Feb 2023
  • Whatcom County Fire District 7 Station 45 EnterpriseRecord dated Jan 2023
  • Whatcom County Fire District 7 Station 43 North BellinhamRecord dated Jan 2023