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Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department

Sykesville, MD · Carroll County. Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 81 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.

81
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount in line with the Maryland average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
-12%
vs. Maryland average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
98/100
Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department

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
81 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
81 personnel · 1 station

Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sykesville, MD (Carroll County), with 1 station and 81 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,416 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,416 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #57 of 179
  • 1.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Carroll County

Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

81 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 06012 · Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department, MD 81 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 81
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,416
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Town of Palm Beac…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Town of Palm Beach Fire Rescue, FL (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Sykesville, MD
FDID
06012

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #57 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,416 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 12% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
67
MD departments
379

County roster fringe

Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department is 7.7% of Carroll County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 1,050 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 81 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Town of Palm Beach Fire Rescue, FL (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Carroll County Fire Department
New Windsor · volunteer
Carroll County Fire Department
Mount Airy · volunteer
Carroll County Fire Department
Sykesville · volunteer
Carroll County Fire Department
Taneytown · volunteer
Carroll County Fire Department
Union Bridge · volunteer
Carroll County Fire Department
Taneytown · volunteer
Carroll County Fire Department
Westminster · volunteer
All MD departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 81 personnel

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

Town of Palm Beach Fire Rescue, FL 81 Chapel Hill Fire Department, NC 81 Ashwaubenon Department of Public Safety, WI 81 Haddam Volunteer Fire Department, CT 81 Union Fire Protection District, MO 81 Bay Leaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 81 East Rutherford Fire Department, NJ 81 Goshen Fire Department, CT 81

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department have?

Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department has 81 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% below the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,416 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #57 of 179 by personnel.

Does Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department operate?

Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department?

Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Carroll County, MD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Maryland?

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

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