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Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated

Galena, MD · Kent County. Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 116 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.

116
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount above the Maryland average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+26%
vs. Maryland average
1
station
$184,738
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
57/100
Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated

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
116 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 F
$1,593 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
116 personnel · 1 station

Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Galena, MD (Kent County), with 1 station and 116 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #719 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $184,738.

  • National personnel rank #719 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #26 of 179
  • 0.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Kent County

Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

116 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 14003 · Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 116 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 116
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #719
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Muncie
  • FEMA-LIGHT $185K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Muncie Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Galena, MD
FDID
14003

FEMA Grant History

$185K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-06648 $184,738

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

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #26 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #719 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 26% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
67
MD departments
379

County roster weight

Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated carries 27.0% of Kent County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (430 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 83% of the county count. County / state rollup.

0.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 116 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Muncie Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Kennedyville Volunteer Fire Company
Kennedyville · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 116 personnel

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

Muncie Fire Department, IN 116 City of Hamilton Fire Department, OH 116 Richmond Fire Department, CA 116 Lees Summit Fire Department, MO 116 Vashon Island Fire and Rescue, WA 116 Pleasant Valley Fire District, NY 115 Perth Amboy Fire, NJ 115 South Creek Volunteer Fire Department, PA 115

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated have?

Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated has 116 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 26% above the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #719 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #26 of 179 by personnel.

Does Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated provide EMS services?

Yes, Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated operate?

Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated?

Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Kent County, MD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $184,738 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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