FirePreplans

Sumas, Washington. Whatcom County.

Whatcom County Fire District #14

  • 5,439pre-plans, about one per building
  • 7life-risk sites
  • 132estimated 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. 3 stations. 2 career firefighters.

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Nooksack Valley High School, public schoolKendall Elementary, public schoolSumas Elementary, public schoolMT BAKER EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerNooksack Valley Special Services, public schoolBell Creek Nature School Llc, private schoolNooksack Reengagement, public schoolWhatcom County Fire District 14 Station 92 KendellWhatcom County Fire District 14 Station 91 SumasWhatcom County Fire District 14 Station 93Nooksack Valley HighKendall Elem.Sumas Elem.Mt Baker EarlyNooksack ValleyBell Creek NatureNooksackSTATION 92STATION 91STATION 935 miNNooksack Valley High School, public schoolKendall Elementary, public schoolSumas Elementary, public schoolMT BAKER EARLY LEARNING CENTER, child care centerNooksack Valley Special Services, public schoolBell Creek Nature School Llc, private schoolNooksack Reengagement, public schoolWhatcom County Fire District 14 Station 92 KendellWhatcom County Fire District 14 Station 91 SumasWhatcom County Fire District 14 Station 93Nooksack Valley HighKendall Elem.Sumas Elem.Mt Baker EarlyBell Creek NatureSTATION 92STATION 91STATION 9310 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.

5,439pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
7life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
132buildings 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.
193square miles of first duePublished by your countyAs of Oct 2026

About 7,436 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

  • Homes2,682
  • Mobile homes1,090
  • Farm buildings1,059
  • Businesses234
  • Apartments and lodging108
  • Sheds, utility and other81
  • Industrial80
  • Government and assembly79
  • Schools26
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less3,334
  • 300 to 5001,491
  • 550 to 1,000482
  • 1,050 to 2,00083
  • 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; 4% 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
Nooksack Valley High SchoolPublic school520 studentsJun 2025
Kendall ElementaryPublic school317 studentsJun 2025
Sumas ElementaryPublic school295 studentsJun 2025
Nooksack Valley Special ServicesPublic school34 studentsJun 2025
Nooksack ReengagementPublic school15 studentsJun 2025
Bell Creek Nature School LlcPrivate school26 studentsJun 2024 Check
MT BAKER EARLY LEARNING CENTERChild care center36 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.

  • Whatcom County Fire District 14 Station 92 KendellRecord dated Feb 2023
  • Whatcom County Fire District 14 Station 91 SumasRecord dated Feb 2023
  • Whatcom County Fire District 14 Station 93Record dated Feb 2023