Department profile

Volunteer

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company

Sharpsburg, MD · Washington County. Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 18%
national personnel size
-46%
vs. Maryland average
1
station
$234,872
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
57/100
Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company

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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment F
$4,697 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Sharpsburg, MD (Washington 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 #4,038 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $234,872.

  • National personnel rank #4,038 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #123 of 179
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Washington County

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company 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 21001 · Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company, MD 50 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Upper Allen Towns…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $235K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Upper Allen Township Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Sharpsburg, MD
FDID
21001

FEMA Grant History

$235K
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-02715 $218,477.04
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00204 $16,395.18

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

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #123 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,038 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 fringe

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company is 5.2% of Washington County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 958 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 16% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Upper Allen Township Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

First Hagerstown Hose Company
Hagerstown · other
Funkstown Volunteer Fire Company
Funkstown · volunteer
Hagerstown Fire Department
Hagerstown · career
Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company
Hagerstown · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Upper Allen Township Fire Department, PA 50 Malden Volunteer Fire Department, WV 50 Palenville Fire District, NY 50 Summit Township Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, PA 50 Cochranton Volunteer Fire Department, PA 50 Clark Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 50 Crete Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 50 Frankfort Volunteer Fire Department, NY 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company have?

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company 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 #4,038 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #123 of 179 by personnel.

Does Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $234,872.22 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.