Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Department - Central Station

What This Data Tells You About Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Department - Central Station

Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Department - Central Station operates as a Volunteer department in Farmingdale, within Kennebec County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 19 total personnel, 2 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Maine has 497 registered fire departments and 10,506 total personnel, averaging roughly 21 staff per department. Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Department - Central Station runs 10% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 9,800 fires, 20 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.