LA PLATA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

What This Data Tells You About LA PLATA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

LA PLATA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT operates as a Volunteer department in La Plata, within Charles County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 80 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided, which directly affects how medical calls in the service area are routed and how quickly an advanced life support unit can reach a patient. Department type matters because career, volunteer, and combination organizations carry very different response-time profiles and funding sources.

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. LA PLATA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT runs 13% 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.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: LA PLATA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $232,364 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff. Residents, insurers, and mutual-aid partners use these data points to judge whether coverage is adequate for the built environment, whether ISO ratings are defensible, and where future capital investment should flow. All figures on this page come from the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) public dataset, USFA published statistics, and USAspending.gov, and are presented without editing so the underlying federal record remains transparent and verifiable.