Department profile

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Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department

Middletown, VA · Frederick County. Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 63 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

63
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Virginia average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+91%
vs. Virginia average
1
station
$532,288
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
Frederick County Fire and Rescue 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
63 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$8,449 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
63 personnel · 1 station

Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Middletown, VA (Frederick County), with 1 station and 63 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,369 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $532,288.

  • National personnel rank #2,369 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #63 of 414
  • 1.59 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Frederick County

Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

63 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 06912 · Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department, VA 63 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 63
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,369
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Falconer Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $532K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Falconer Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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 VA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Middletown, VA
FDID
06912

FEMA Grant History

$532K
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-01841 $463,450.9
2014 EMW2013FF00509 $68,837

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #63 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,369 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 91% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Frederick County HIFLD mix around Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department

Frederick County: 11 departments, 396 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 4 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.59 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 63 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Falconer Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department
Clear Brook · combination
Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department
Stephens City · combination
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 63 personnel

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

Falconer Volunteer Fire Department, NY 63 Jekyll Island Fire Department, GA 63 Claxton Fire Department, GA 63 City of Maryville Fire Department, TN 63 Bethel Volunteer Fire Department, CT 63 Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department, NC 63 Oak Ridge Fire Department, NC 63 Kennedy Volunteer Fire Department, AL 63

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department have?

Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department has 63 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 91% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,369 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #63 of 414 by personnel.

Does Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department?

Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Frederick County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $532,287.9 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in Virginia?

Virginia has 766 fire departments with 25,415 total personnel. 67% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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