East New Market Volunteer Fire Company

What This Data Tells You About East New Market Volunteer Fire Company

East New Market Volunteer Fire Company operates as a Volunteer department in East New Market, within Dorchester County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 52 total personnel, 2 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Maryland has 379 registered fire departments and 34,910 total personnel, averaging roughly 92 staff per department. East New Market Volunteer Fire Company runs 43% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 32,800 fires, 67 fire deaths, and 58% 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.