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Oxford Fire Company Incorporated

Oxford, MD · Talbot County. Oxford Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 62 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.

62
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Oxford Fire Company Incorporated pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount below the Maryland average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
-33%
vs. Maryland average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
93/100
Oxford 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
62 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
62 personnel · 1 station

Oxford Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Oxford, MD (Talbot County), with 1 station and 62 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,459 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,459 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #99 of 179
  • 1.61 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Talbot County

Oxford Fire Company Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

62 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 20020 · Oxford Fire Company Incorporated, MD 62 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 62
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Corfu
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Corfu 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 MD department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Oxford, MD
FDID
20020

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Oxford Fire Company Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #99 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,459 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 33% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
67
MD departments
379

County roster geometry

Talbot County HIFLD mix around Oxford Fire Company Incorporated

Talbot County: 8 departments, 382 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.61 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 62 roster).

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

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Easton Volunteer Fire Department
Easton · volunteer
Saint Michaels Fire Department Incorporated
Saint Michaels · volunteer
Trappe Volunteer Fire Company
Trappe · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 62 personnel

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

Corfu Fire Department, NY 62 Saint Paul Department of Public Safety, AK 62 Swanzey Fire Department - Center Station, NH 62 Vilonia Municipal Fire Department, AR 62 Walker Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 62 Chelsea Fire Company, NY 62 Nikiski Fire Department, AK 62 Central Emergency Services, AK 62

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Oxford Fire Company Incorporated have?

Oxford Fire Company Incorporated has 62 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% below the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,459 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #99 of 179 by personnel.

Does Oxford Fire Company Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Oxford Fire Company Incorporated operate?

Oxford Fire Company Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Oxford Fire Company Incorporated?

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

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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