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Queen Annes County Fire Department / United Communities Volunteer Fire Department

Stevensville, MD · Queen Annes County. Queen Annes County Fire Department / United Communities Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Queen Annes County Fire Department / United Communities Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount below the Maryland average.

Top 18%
national personnel size
-46%
vs. Maryland average
1
station
$769,608
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
75/100
Queen Annes County Fire Department / United Communities 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
50 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 C
$15,392 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Queen Annes County Fire Department / United Communities Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stevensville, MD (Queen Annes County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,020 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $769,608.

  • National personnel rank #4,020 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #122 of 179
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Queen Annes County

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

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

50 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 17009 · Queen Annes County Fire Department / United Communities Volunteer Fire Department, MD 50 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,020
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burke Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $770K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Burke Volunteer 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
Stevensville, MD
FDID
17009

FEMA Grant History

$770K
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2018)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FF-00329 $215,477.07
2016 EMW2015FF00300 $354,909
2016 EMW2015FO04390 $199,222

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

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Queen Annes County Fire Department / United Communities Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #122 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,020 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 46% 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 / United Communities 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.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

All MD departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Burke Volunteer Fire Department, NY 50 Strattanville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 50 Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Company, VA 50 Chilson Fire Department, NY 50 Cottageville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 50 Kake Volunteer Fire Department, AK 50 Southern Door Volunteer Fire Department, WI 50 North Evans Volunteer Fire Company, NY 50

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Queen Annes County Fire Department / United Communities Volunteer Fire Department has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 46% below the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,020 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #122 of 179 by personnel.

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

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

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

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

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

Queen Annes County Fire Department / United Communities Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Queen Annes County, MD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Queen Annes County Fire Department / United Communities Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Queen Annes County Fire Department / United Communities Volunteer Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $769,608.07 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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