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Violetville Volunteer Fire Department

Baltimore, MD · Baltimore County. Violetville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 99 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

99
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Violetville Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount in line with the Maryland average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+8%
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
100/100
Violetville 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
99 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
99 personnel · 1 station

Violetville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Baltimore, MD (Baltimore County), with 1 station and 99 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #984 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #984 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #42 of 179
  • 1.01 stations per 100 personnel
  • 32 other listed departments in Baltimore County

Violetville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

99 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 03134 · Violetville Volunteer Fire Department, MD 99 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 99
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #984
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Laurel
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mount Laurel Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Baltimore, MD
FDID
03134

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Violetville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #42 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #984 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 8% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
67
MD departments
379

County roster fringe

Violetville Volunteer Fire Department is 1.2% of Baltimore County roster mass

The county lists 35 departments totaling 8,161 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 57% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.01 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 99 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mount Laurel Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 99 personnel

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

Mount Laurel Fire Department, NJ 99 Pinellas Park Fire Department, FL 99 Watertown Fire Department, CT 99 Anniston Fire Department, AL 99 Rochester Hills Fire Department, MI 99 Nutley Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 99 Emporium Fire Department, PA 99 Sitka Fire Department, AK 99

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Violetville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Violetville Volunteer Fire Department has 99 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% above the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #984 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #42 of 179 by personnel.

Does Violetville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Violetville Volunteer Fire Department 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 Violetville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Violetville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Violetville Volunteer Fire Department?

Violetville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Baltimore 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.