Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Calvert County

Dunkirk, MD · Calvert County. Calvert County is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 90 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

90
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Calvert County pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount in line with the Maryland average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
-2%
vs. Maryland average
1
station
$934,472
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
74/100
Calvert County

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity A
90 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$10,383 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
90 personnel · 1 station

Calvert County is a Volunteer department serving Dunkirk, MD (Calvert County), with 1 station and 90 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,144 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $934,472.

  • National personnel rank #1,144 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #47 of 179
  • 1.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Calvert County

Calvert County vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

90 Top 5% higher than 95% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 04005 · Calvert County, MD 90 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 90
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,144
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ John H Enders Vol…
  • FEMA-MID $934K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: John H Enders Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad, VA (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MD department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Dunkirk, MD
FDID
04005

FEMA Grant History

$934K
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2020)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-11919 $451,818.18
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00783 $482,653.4

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Calvert County's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #47 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,144 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 2% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
67
MD departments
379

County roster geometry

Calvert County HIFLD mix around Calvert County

Calvert County: 8 departments, 416 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 88% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 90 roster).

Photo-finish peer: John H Enders Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 90 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every MD department.

John H Enders Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad, VA 90 Saint Clair Fire Protection District, MO 90 North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department, PA 90 Stowe Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 90 Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 90 Plainville Fire Department, CT 90 Kannapolis Fire Department, NC 90 Ellington Volunteer Fire Department, NY 90

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Calvert County have?

Calvert County has 90 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 2% below the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,144 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #47 of 179 by personnel.

Does Calvert County provide EMS services?

Yes, Calvert County provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Calvert County operate?

Calvert County operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Calvert County?

Calvert County is a Volunteer department serving Calvert County, MD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Calvert County received federal grants?

Yes, Calvert County has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $934,471.58 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

How many fire departments are in Maryland?

Maryland has 379 fire departments with 34,910 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.