Cumberland Fire Department
Allegany · career · Provides EMS transport · reporting year 2023
- Population served
- 18,643↗
- Area protected
- 10.131 sq mi↗
- Population densitycalc
- 1,840/sq mi↗
- Annual incidents
- 7,691↗
- EMS share of calls
- 81% EMS↗
- Stations
- 2↗
- Career personnel
- 52↗
- 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
- Closest available match within the same comparison class; limited shared data — treat with caution.
- Different population served (18,643 vs 33,616).
- Different annual incident volume (7,691 vs 13,581).
- Staffing model differs (career vs combination).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Independent municipal department · Worcester
- Comparable annual incident volume (7,691 vs 7,000).
- Comparable population density (1,840 vs 1,556).
- Different population served (18,643 vs 6,884).
- Different number of stations (2 vs 5).
- Staffing model differs (career vs combination).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Independent municipal department · Anne Arundel
- Comparable ems share of calls (81% vs 75%).
- Different population density (1,840 vs 5,647).
- Different career personnel (52 vs 137).
Matched on 7 shared verified fields.
Independent municipal department · Washington
- Closest available match within the same comparison class; limited shared data — treat with caution.
- Different number of stations (2 vs 6).
- Different population served (18,643 vs 43,909).
- 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
- Closest available match within the same comparison class; limited shared data — treat with caution.
- Different area protected (sq mi) (10 vs 213).
- Different population served (18,643 vs 94,913).
- Staffing model differs (career vs combination).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Adjacent size baselines
Independent municipal department · Wicomico
- Closest available match within the same comparison class; limited shared data — treat with caution.
- Different population served (18,643 vs 33,616).
- Different annual incident volume (7,691 vs 13,581).
- 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
- Cumberland Fire Department — Fire + Fire Department Incidents · 2023 · accessed 2026-07-16
- • No adjacent smaller organization within the comparison window.