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Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department

Queenstown, MD · Queen Annes County. Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 78 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.

78
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount below the Maryland average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
-15%
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
97/100
Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire 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 A
78 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
78 personnel · 1 station

Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Queenstown, MD (Queen Annes County), with 1 station and 78 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,565 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,565 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #65 of 179
  • 1.28 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Queen Annes County

Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

78 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 17003 · Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department, MD 78 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 78
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,565
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pepperell
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pepperell Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Queenstown, MD
FDID
17003

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #65 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,565 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 15% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
67
MD departments
379

County roster geometry

Queen Annes County HIFLD mix around Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department

Queen Annes County: 8 departments, 444 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 88% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.28 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 78 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pepperell Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 78 personnel

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

Pepperell Fire Department, MA 78 Jasper Volunteer Fire Department, IN 78 City of Beacon Fire Department - Mase Hook and Ladder Company, NY 78 Shorewood Hills Fire Department, WI 78 Concordville Fire and Protective Association, PA 78 Wentzville Fire Protection District, MO 78 Gowanda Volunteer Fire Department, NY 78 Cedar Hill Fire Protection District, MO 78

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department have?

Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department has 78 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% below the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,565 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #65 of 179 by personnel.

Does Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department?

Queen Annes County Fire Department / Queenstown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Queen Annes 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.

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