FirePreplans

Lynden, Washington. Whatcom County.

Lynden Fire Department

  • 5,967pre-plans, about one per building
  • 12life-risk sites
  • 291estimated 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. 1 station. 4 career firefighters.

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Lynden Christian Schools: Administration, private schoolLynden High School, public schoolFisher Elementary School, public schoolLynden Academy, public schoolIsom Elementary School, public schoolLynden Christian Middle School, private schoolEbenezer Christian School, private schoolChristian Health Care Center, nursing homeLynden Student Services, public schoolMEADOW GREENS, personal care homeT&A Adult Care Lynden LLC, personal care homeIMPACT Reengagement Program, public schoolLynden Fire DepartmentLynden ChristianLynden HighFisher Elem.Lynden AcademyIsom Elem.Lynden ChristianEbenezer ChristianChristian HealthLynden StudentMeadow GreensIMPACT ReengagementSTATION2 miNLynden Christian Schools: Administration, private schoolLynden High School, public schoolFisher Elementary School, public schoolLynden Academy, public schoolIsom Elementary School, public schoolLynden Christian Middle School, private schoolEbenezer Christian School, private schoolChristian Health Care Center, nursing homeLynden Student Services, public schoolMEADOW GREENS, personal care homeT&A Adult Care Lynden LLC, personal care homeIMPACT Reengagement Program, public schoolLynden Fire DepartmentLynden ChristianLynden HighFisher Elem.Lynden AcademyIsom Elem.Ebenezer ChristianChristian HealthLynden StudentT&A Adult CareSTATION2 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.

5,967pre-plans to draft, estimated: about one for every building in your first dueEstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026
12life-risk sites: nursing homes, schools, hospitals, care homes and day caresEstimatedCheck: list over 2 years old
291buildings 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.
22square miles of first dueEstimated

About 12,670 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

  • Homes4,074
  • Farm buildings784
  • Businesses383
  • Apartments and lodging374
  • Industrial109
  • Mobile homes80
  • Schools57
  • Government and assembly55
  • Sheds, utility and other49
  • Nursing homes and hospitals2
EstimatedBuilding records as of Sep 2026

Water need, in gpm

  • 250 or less2,019
  • 300 to 5002,393
  • 550 to 1,0001,264
  • 1,050 to 2,000194
  • over 2,00097
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; 9% 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
Christian Health Care CenterNursing home122 bedsSep 2026
MEADOW GREENSPersonal care home33 licensed capacityOct 2026
T&A Adult Care Lynden LLCPersonal care home8 licensed capacityOct 2026
Lynden High SchoolPublic school1,002 studentsJun 2025
Fisher Elementary SchoolPublic school546 studentsJun 2025
Lynden AcademyPublic school419 studentsJun 2025
Isom Elementary SchoolPublic school413 studentsJun 2025
Lynden Student ServicesPublic school93 studentsJun 2025
IMPACT Reengagement ProgramPublic schoolAt setupJun 2025
Lynden Christian Schools: AdministrationPrivate school1,211 studentsJun 2024 Check
Lynden Christian Middle SchoolPrivate school391 studentsJun 2024 Check
Ebenezer Christian SchoolPrivate school164 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.

  • Lynden Fire DepartmentRecord dated Feb 2023