Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department

Takoma Park, MD · Montgomery County. Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 81 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.

81
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount in line with the Maryland average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
-12%
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
98/100
Takoma Park 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
81 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
81 personnel · 1 station

Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Takoma Park, MD (Montgomery County), with 1 station and 81 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,439 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,439 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #58 of 179
  • 1.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

81 Top 6% higher than 94% 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-TAKOMA-PARK-VOLUNTEER-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-MD · Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department, MD 81 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 81
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,439
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ River Grove
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: River Grove Fire Department, IL (+ 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
Takoma Park, MD

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #58 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,439 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 12% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
67
MD departments
379

County roster fringe

Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department is 2.4% 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.

1.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 81 roster).

Photo-finish peer: River Grove Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 81 personnel

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

River Grove Fire Department, IL 81 Valley Regional Fire Authority, WA 81 Olympia Fire Department, WA 81 Goshen Fire Department, CT 81 East Rutherford Fire Department, NJ 81 Union Fire Protection District, MO 81 Haddam Volunteer Fire Department, CT 81 Bay Leaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 81

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department have?

Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department has 81 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% below the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,439 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #58 of 179 by personnel.

Does Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department?

Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Montgomery 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.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.