Department profile

Volunteer

Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company

Owings Mills, MD · Baltimore County. Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 67 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

67
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount below the Maryland average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
-27%
vs. Maryland average
1
station
$554,542
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
67/100
Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company

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
67 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$8,277 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
67 personnel · 1 station

Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Owings Mills, MD (Baltimore County), with 1 station and 67 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,081 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $554,542.

  • National personnel rank #2,081 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #89 of 179
  • 1.49 stations per 100 personnel
  • 32 other listed departments in Baltimore County

Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

67 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 03150 · Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, MD 67 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 67
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #2,081
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Palm Harbor Fire…
  • FEMA-MID $555K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Palm Harbor Fire and 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Owings Mills, MD
FDID
03150

FEMA Grant History

$555K
Cumulative funding (FY2005–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01793 $390,910
2005 EMW-2005-FG-1445 $163,632

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

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #89 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,081 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 27% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
67
MD departments
379

County roster fringe

Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company is 0.8% of Baltimore County roster mass

The county lists 35 departments totaling 8,161 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 57% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.49 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 67 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Palm Harbor Fire and Rescue, FL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department
Arbutus · volunteer
Baltimore County Fire Department
Towson · volunteer
Butler Volunteer Fire Company
Butler · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 67 personnel

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

Palm Harbor Fire and Rescue, FL 67 Plainfield Fire Department, MI 67 Walker City Fire Department, MI 67 Great Falls Fire Rescue, MT 67 Jackson Fire Department, AL 67 Voorheesville Fire Department, NY 67 Zionsville Fire Department, IN 67 Alvin Volunteer Fire Department, TX 67

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company have?

Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company has 67 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% below the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,081 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #89 of 179 by personnel.

Does Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company?

Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Baltimore County, MD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $554,542 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.