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Rockville Volunteer Fire Department

Rockville, MD · Montgomery County. Rockville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 179 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.

179
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rockville Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount well above the Maryland average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+95%
vs. Maryland average
4
stations
$581,569
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
52/100
Rockville 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
44.8 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 F
$3,249 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
179 personnel · 4 stations

Rockville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rockville, MD (Montgomery County), with 4 stations and 179 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #289 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $581,569.

  • National personnel rank #289 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #12 of 179
  • 2.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Rockville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

179 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 MD-ROCKVILLE-VOLUNTEER-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-MD · Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, MD 179 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 179
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #289
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pasadena
  • FEMA-MID $582K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pasadena Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Rockville, MD

FEMA Grant History

$582K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FO-1127 $581,569

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

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Rockville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #12 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #289 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 95% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
67
MD departments
379

County roster fringe

Rockville Volunteer Fire Department is 5.3% of Montgomery County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 3,361 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 83% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 179 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pasadena Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bethesda Fire Department
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Chevy Chase Fire Department
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Germantown Volunteer Fire Department
Germantown · volunteer
Glen Echo Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 179 personnel

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

Pasadena Fire Department, CA 179 Abilene Fire Department, TX 178 Naval Air Station Whiting Field Fire Department, FL 178 Reedy Creek Emergency Services, FL 180 Spangler Fire Company, PA 180 South Amboy Fire Department - Independence Engine and Hose, NJ 180 Cedarburg Volunteer Fire Department, WI 180 American Fire Company of Fountain Springs, PA 180

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rockville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Rockville Volunteer Fire Department has 179 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 95% above the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #289 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #12 of 179 by personnel.

Does Rockville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Rockville Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Rockville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Rockville Volunteer Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Rockville Volunteer Fire Department?

Rockville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Montgomery County, MD. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Rockville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Rockville Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $581,569 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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.