Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department

Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Dagsboro, within Sussex County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 73 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Delaware has 80 registered fire departments and 5,215 total personnel, averaging roughly 65 staff per department. Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department runs 12% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 7,500 fires, 11 fire deaths, and 70% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.