Department profile

Volunteer

Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company

Mchenry, MD · Garrett County. Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Maryland average.

44th pct.
national personnel size
-72%
vs. Maryland average
1
station
$858,360
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
Deep Creek 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 C
26 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 B
$33,014 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 1 station

Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Mchenry, MD (Garrett County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,509 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $858,360.

  • National personnel rank #12,509 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #166 of 179
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Garrett County

Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 56% higher than 44% 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 11030 · Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company, MD 26 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,509
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ LA Crosse Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $858K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: LA Crosse Volunteer Fire Department, 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
Mchenry, MD
FDID
11030

FEMA Grant History

$858K
Cumulative funding (FY2021–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-09008 $222,035.23
2022 EMW-2022-FG-02344 $207,753.33
2021 EMW-2021-FG-02229 $428,571.42

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

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #166 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,509 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 72% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
67
MD departments
379

County roster fringe

Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company is 8.1% of Garrett County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 322 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 15% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: LA Crosse Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bittinger Volunteer Fire Department
Grantsville · volunteer
Bloomington Volunteer Fire Company
Bloomington · volunteer
Friendsville Volunteer Fire Department
Friendsville · volunteer
Garrett County
Grantsville · volunteer
Gorman Volunteer Fire Department
Oakland · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

LA Crosse Volunteer Fire Department, FL 26 Fort Sumner Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance, NM 26 Tahlequah Fire Department, OK 26 Asbury Rehoboth Volunteer Fire Department, SC 26 Jasper Fire Department, GA 26 Cherokee Creek Volunteer Fire Department, SC 26 Thomas Walker Volunteer Fire Department 1, VA 26 Lacrosse Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company have?

Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 72% below the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,509 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #166 of 179 by personnel.

Does Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Deep Creek 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 Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company?

Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Garrett County, MD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Company has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $858,359.98 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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