Department profile

Volunteer

Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company

Hagerstown, MD · Washington County. Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well below the Maryland average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
-59%
vs. Maryland average
1
station
$216,572
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
54/100
Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company

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
38 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$5,699 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 1 station

Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Hagerstown, MD (Washington County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,774 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $216,572.

  • National personnel rank #6,774 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #146 of 179
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Washington County

Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 21009 · Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company, MD 38 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,774
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Spencer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $217K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Spencer Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Hagerstown, MD
FDID
21009

FEMA Grant History

$217K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO01366 $216,572

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

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #146 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,774 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 59% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
67
MD departments
379

County roster fringe

Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company is 4.0% of Washington County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 958 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 16% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Spencer Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

First Hagerstown Hose Company
Hagerstown · other
Funkstown Volunteer Fire Company
Funkstown · volunteer
Hagerstown Fire Department
Hagerstown · career
Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company
Sharpsburg · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Spencer Fire Department, IA 38 Corte Madera Fire Department, CA 38 Connersville Fire Department, IN 38 Vernon Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 38 Osolo Township Fire Department, IN 38 Plattsmouth Volunteer Fire Department, NE 38 Boscobel Volunteer Fire Department, WI 38 Berlin Township Fire Department, OH 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company have?

Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 59% below the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,774 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #146 of 179 by personnel.

Does Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $216,572 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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