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Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

Key Largo, FL · Monroe County. Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 61 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.

61
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Florida average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+118%
vs. Florida average
2
stations
$277,200
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
44/100
Key Largo Volunteer 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 B
30.5 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
$4,544 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
61 personnel · 2 stations

Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Key Largo, FL (Monroe County), with 2 stations and 61 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,507 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $277,200.

  • National personnel rank #2,507 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #81 of 352
  • 3.28 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Monroe County

Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

61 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 38061 · Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, FL 61 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 61
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wausau
  • FEMA-LIGHT $277K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wausau Fire Department, WI (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Key Largo, FL
FDID
38061

FEMA Grant History

$277K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FO-1152 $277,200

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #81 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,507 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 118% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster fringe

Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is 9.9% of Monroe County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 617 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 53% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.28 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 61 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wausau Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 61 personnel

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

Wausau Fire Department, WI 61 Santee Fire Department, CA 61 Hempfield Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 61 Placer County Fire Department, CA 61 Charlton Fire Department, NY 61 Upper Salford Fire Company, PA 61 Egypt Fire Department Main Station, NY 61 Village of Swanton Fire Department, OH 61

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department have?

Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department has 61 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 118% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,507 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #81 of 352 by personnel.

Does Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department?

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

Has Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, Key Largo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $277,200 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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