Annapolis Fire Department
Anne Arundel · career · Provides EMS transport · reporting year 2024
- Population served
- 40,689↗
- Area protected
- 7.206 sq mi↗
- Population densitycalc
- 5,647/sq mi↗
- Annual incidents
- 13,626↗
- EMS share of calls
- 75% EMS↗
- Stations
- 3↗
- Career personnel
- 137↗
- Volunteer personnel
- Unknown
- Typical on-duty staffing
- Unknown
- Operating budget
- Unknown
- Funding per residentcalc
- Unknown
“calc” = calculated from verified inputs: density = population ÷ area; funding per resident = budget ÷ population.
Organization descriptors
size of the organization (percentile among MD systems)
workload handled (percentile) — not quality
how much verified public data backs it
These describe size and workload, not performance. A larger or busier department is not “better” — the peer list exists precisely so any comparison is against organizations of similar scale.
Five closest peers
Independent municipal department · Wicomico
- Comparable number of stations (3 vs 3).
- Comparable annual incident volume (13,626 vs 13,581).
- Comparable population served (40,689 vs 33,616).
- Different population density (5,647 vs 2,434).
- Different area protected (sq mi) (7 vs 14).
- Staffing model differs (career vs combination).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Independent municipal department · Washington
- Comparable population served (40,689 vs 43,909).
- Different number of stations (3 vs 6).
- Different career personnel (137 vs 69).
- Staffing model differs (career vs combination).
- EMS transport role differs (full vs none).
Matched on 5 shared verified fields.
Combination county system (career + volunteer) · Calvert
- Comparable annual incident volume (13,626 vs 13,825).
- Different area protected (sq mi) (7 vs 213).
- Different population density (5,647 vs 445).
- Staffing model differs (career vs combination).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Independent municipal department · Allegany
- Comparable ems share of calls (75% vs 81%).
- Different population density (5,647 vs 1,840).
- Different career personnel (137 vs 52).
Matched on 7 shared verified fields.
Independent municipal department · Worcester
- Closest available match within the same comparison class; limited shared data — treat with caution.
- Different population served (40,689 vs 6,884).
- Different population density (5,647 vs 1,556).
- Staffing model differs (career vs combination).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Adjacent size baselines
Independent municipal department · Washington
- Comparable population served (40,689 vs 43,909).
- Different number of stations (3 vs 6).
- Different career personnel (137 vs 69).
- Staffing model differs (career vs combination).
- EMS transport role differs (full vs none).
Matched on 5 shared verified fields.
Combination county system (career + volunteer) · Calvert
- Comparable annual incident volume (13,626 vs 13,825).
- Different area protected (sq mi) (7 vs 213).
- Different population density (5,647 vs 445).
- Staffing model differs (career vs combination).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Sources & transparency
Every value above is a verified public figure or is shown as “Unknown” — nothing is estimated. Excluded from comparison: 0 incompatible-type organizations (a countywide system is never compared with a single volunteer company).
- U.S. Census Bureau — Population Estimates Program (PEP) Vintage 2024 — county + place resident estimates · 2024 · accessed 2026-07-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — 2024 Gazetteer — county + place land area (ALAND_SQMI) · 2024 · accessed 2026-07-16
- City of Annapolis Public Safety Committee (via CitizenPortal) — 2024 incident briefing · 2024 · accessed 2026-07-16
- Annapolis Fire Department — About Us · 2024 · accessed 2026-07-16