Department profile

Volunteer

Dover Fire Department

Dover, DE · Kent County. Dover Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 106 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

106
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Dover Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount well above the Delaware average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+63%
vs. Delaware average
2
stations

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
92/100
Dover 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
53 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
106 personnel · 2 stations

Dover Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dover, DE (Kent County), with 2 stations and 106 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #826 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #826 of 22,440
  • DE personnel rank #10 of 51
  • 1.89 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Kent County

Dover Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

106 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 30046 · Dover Fire Department, DE 106 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 106
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #826
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Campbelltown Volu…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Campbelltown Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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 DE department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Dover, DE
FDID
30046

Staffing vs the Delaware average

How Dover Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Delaware. In-state it ranks #10 of 51 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #826 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 63% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
11
DE departments
80

County roster fringe

Dover Fire Department is 8.0% of Kent County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 1,321 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 65% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.89 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 106 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Campbelltown Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 106 personnel

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

Campbelltown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 106 Eagan Fire Department, MN 106 City of Fort Myers Fire and Rescue, FL 106 Rockdale County Fire Department, GA 106 Cutchogue Fire Department, NY 106 Mastic Fire Department, NY 106 Evergreen Fire and Rescue, CO 106 Germantown Volunteer Fire Department, MD 106

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dover Fire Department have?

Dover Fire Department has 106 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 63% above the Delaware average of 65 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #826 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within DE, it ranks #10 of 51 by personnel.

Does Dover Fire Department provide EMS services?

Dover Fire Department 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 Dover Fire Department operate?

Dover Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Dover Fire Department?

Dover Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kent County, DE. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Delaware?

Delaware has 80 fire departments with 5,215 total personnel. 70% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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