Baltimore County Fire Department
Baltimore County · combination · Provides EMS transport · reporting year 2022
- Population served
- 852,425↗
- Area protected
- 598.358 sq mi↗
- Population densitycalc
- 1,425/sq mi↗
- Annual incidents
- 155,066↗
- EMS share of calls
- 68% EMS↗
- Stations
- 54↗
- Career personnel
- 1,043↗
- 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
Combination county system (career + volunteer) · Prince George's
- Comparable annual incident volume (155,066 vs 148,506).
- Comparable population served (852,425 vs 966,629).
- Comparable career personnel (1,043 vs 1,231).
- Comparable number of stations (54 vs 45).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Combination county system (career + volunteer) · Montgomery
- Comparable annual incident volume (155,066 vs 134,000).
- Comparable area protected (sq mi) (598 vs 493).
- Comparable career personnel (1,043 vs 1,270).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Combination county system (career + volunteer) · Anne Arundel
- Comparable population density (1,425 vs 1,452).
- Comparable career personnel (1,043 vs 1,013).
- Different number of stations (54 vs 31).
- Different annual incident volume (155,066 vs 89,121).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Independent municipal department · Baltimore City
- Closest available match within the same comparison class; limited shared data — treat with caution.
- Different area protected (sq mi) (598 vs 81).
- Different population density (1,425 vs 7,020).
- Staffing model differs (combination vs career).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Combination county system (career + volunteer) · Frederick
- Comparable area protected (sq mi) (598 vs 661).
- Different annual incident volume (155,066 vs 38,000).
- Different population density (1,425 vs 453).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Adjacent size baselines
Independent municipal department · Baltimore City
- Closest available match within the same comparison class; limited shared data — treat with caution.
- Different area protected (sq mi) (598 vs 81).
- Different population density (1,425 vs 7,020).
- Staffing model differs (combination vs career).
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
- Wikipedia (citing Baltimore County FD) — Baltimore County Fire Department · 2022 · accessed 2026-07-16
- • No adjacent larger organization within the comparison window.