Carroll County Department of Fire and Emergency Services
Carroll · combination · Provides EMS transport · reporting year 2026
- Population served
- 177,108↗
- Area protected
- 447.615 sq mi↗
- Population densitycalc
- 396/sq mi↗
- Annual incidents
- Unknown
- EMS share of calls
- Unknown
- Stations
- 14↗
- Career personnel
- 186↗
- Volunteer personnel
- Unknown
- Typical on-duty staffing
- Unknown
- Operating budget
- $35.2M↗
- Funding per residentcalc
- $199/resident↗
“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
Volunteer-based county system · Charles
- Comparable population served (177,108 vs 174,478).
- Comparable area protected (sq mi) (448 vs 458).
- Comparable population density (396 vs 381).
- Comparable number of stations (14 vs 15).
Matched on 4 shared verified fields.
Volunteer-based county system · Harford
- Comparable area protected (sq mi) (448 vs 437).
- Comparable number of stations (14 vs 12).
- Comparable career personnel (186 vs 150).
Matched on 5 shared verified fields.
Combination county system (career + volunteer) · Washington
- Comparable area protected (sq mi) (448 vs 458).
- Comparable population served (177,108 vs 157,228).
- Comparable population density (396 vs 344).
- Different career personnel (186 vs 92).
Matched on 5 shared verified fields.
Combination county system (career + volunteer) · St. Mary's
- Comparable number of stations (14 vs 13).
- Comparable population density (396 vs 325).
- Comparable area protected (sq mi) (448 vs 359).
Matched on 4 shared verified fields.
Combination county system (career + volunteer) · Cecil
- Closest available match within the same comparison class; limited shared data — treat with caution.
- EMS transport role differs (full vs partial).
Matched on 3 shared verified fields.
Adjacent size baselines
Combination county system (career + volunteer) · St. Mary's
- Comparable number of stations (14 vs 13).
- Comparable population density (396 vs 325).
- Comparable area protected (sq mi) (448 vs 359).
Matched on 4 shared verified fields.
Volunteer-based county system · Harford
- Comparable area protected (sq mi) (448 vs 437).
- Comparable number of stations (14 vs 12).
- Comparable career personnel (186 vs 150).
Matched on 5 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
- Carroll County Dept of Fire and Emergency Services — About Us · 2025 · accessed 2026-07-16
- Carroll County — FY2026 Adopted Budget — Fire & Emergency Services · 2026 · accessed 2026-07-16