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Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance

Carmel, ME · Penobscot County. Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Maine average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+76%
vs. Maine average
1
station
$8,417
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
44/100
Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance

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 B
37 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 F
$227 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 1 station

Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance is a Volunteer department serving Carmel, ME (Penobscot County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,955 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $8,417.

  • National personnel rank #6,955 of 22,440
  • ME personnel rank #83 of 290
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 45 other listed departments in Penobscot County

Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 J1680 · Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance, ME 37 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,955
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Abernathy Volunte…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $8K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Abernathy Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+ 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 ME department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Carmel, ME
FDID
J1680

FEMA Grant History

$8K
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2013)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FF00556 $18,573
2012 EMW2011FH00537 $-10,156

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

Staffing vs the Maine average

How Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maine. In-state it ranks #83 of 290 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,955 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 76% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
20
ME departments
497

County roster fringe

Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance is 3.5% of Penobscot County roster mass

The county lists 48 departments totaling 1,043 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 42% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Abernathy Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bangor Fire Department
Bangor · other
Bradford Volunteer Fire Department
Bradford · volunteer
Bradley Volunteer Fire Department
Bradley · volunteer
Brewer Fire Department
Brewer · career
Charleston Volunteer Fire Department
Charleston · volunteer
Corinth Volunteer Fire Department
Corinth · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

Abernathy Volunteer Fire Department, TX 37 Allendale Rural Fire Protection District, IL 37 Broadview Fire Department, IL 37 Chicago Ridge Fire Department, IL 37 Farmersville Volunteer Fire Department, TX 37 Groves Fire Department, TX 37 Homewood Fire Department, IL 37 Long Grove Fire Protection District, IL 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance have?

Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% above the Maine average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,955 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ME, it ranks #83 of 290 by personnel.

Does Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance provide EMS services?

Yes, Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance operate?

Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance?

Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance is a Volunteer department serving Penobscot County, ME. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance received federal grants?

Yes, Carmel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $8,417 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

How many fire departments are in Maine?

Maine has 497 fire departments with 10,506 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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