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Worcester County Fire Department

Berlin, MD · Worcester County. Worcester County Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 67 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.

67
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Worcester County Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount below the Maryland average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
-27%
vs. Maryland average
2
stations

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
76/100
Worcester County 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 B
33.5 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
67 personnel · 2 stations

Worcester County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Berlin, MD (Worcester County), with 2 stations and 67 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,117 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,117 of 22,440
  • MD personnel rank #90 of 179
  • 2.99 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Worcester County

Worcester County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

67 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 23006 · Worcester County Fire Department, MD 67 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 67
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Upland Fire Compa…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Upland Fire Company, 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Berlin, MD
FDID
23006

Staffing vs the Maryland average

How Worcester County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maryland. In-state it ranks #90 of 179 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,117 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 27% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
67
MD departments
379

County roster geometry

Worcester County HIFLD mix around Worcester County Fire Department

Worcester County: 8 departments, 409 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.99 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 67 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Upland Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 67 personnel

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

Upland Fire Company, PA 67 Brooklyn Fire and Emergency Medical Services Protection District, WI 67 Chester Bureau of Fire, PA 67 Hackettstown Fire Department, NJ 67 Linesville Volunteer Fire Department, PA 67 Somers Fire Department, WI 67 Chatham Borough Fire Department, NJ 67 West Dunn Fire District, ND 67

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Worcester County Fire Department have?

Worcester County Fire Department has 67 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% below the Maryland average of 92 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,117 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MD, it ranks #90 of 179 by personnel.

Does Worcester County Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Worcester County Fire Department operate?

Worcester County Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Worcester County Fire Department?

Worcester County Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Worcester 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.

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