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Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department

Rockland, ME · Knox County. Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 43 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.

43
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Maine average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+105%
vs. Maine 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
87/100
Rockland Department of Public Safety - 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
43 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
43 personnel · 1 station

Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rockland, ME (Knox County), with 1 station and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,374 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,374 of 22,440
  • ME personnel rank #62 of 290
  • 2.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Knox County

Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 G0210 · Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department, ME 43 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,374
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Barnwell
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Barnwell Fire Department, SC (+ 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 ME department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Rockland, ME
FDID
G0210

Staffing vs the Maine average

How Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maine. In-state it ranks #62 of 290 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,374 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 105% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
20
ME departments
497

County roster geometry

Knox County HIFLD mix around Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department

Knox County: 18 departments, 405 personnel (13 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 22% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 43 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Barnwell Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 43 personnel

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

Barnwell Fire Department, SC 43 Cedar Hill Fire Department, TX 43 Coulterville Volunteer Community Fire Protection District, IL 43 Elmwood Volunteer Fire Department, TX 43 Hillsboro Fire Department, IL 43 Ingleside Volunteer Fire Department, TX 43 Mascoutah Fire Department, IL 43 New Boston-Eliza Fire Protection District, IL 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department have?

Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 105% above the Maine average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,374 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ME, it ranks #62 of 290 by personnel.

Does Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department operate?

Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department?

Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Knox County, ME. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Maine?

Maine has 497 fire departments with 10,506 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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