Salisbury Fire Department
Wicomico · combination · Provides EMS transport · reporting year 2017
- Population served
- 33,616↗
- Area protected
- 13.812 sq mi↗
- Population densitycalc
- 2,434/sq mi↗
- Annual incidents
- 13,581↗
- EMS share of calls
- Unknown
- Stations
- 3↗
- Career personnel
- 72↗
- Volunteer personnel
- 100↗
- Typical on-duty staffing
- Unknown
- Operating budget
- $15.0M↗
- Funding per residentcalc
- $446/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
Independent municipal department · Anne Arundel
- Comparable number of stations (3 vs 3).
- Comparable annual incident volume (13,581 vs 13,626).
- Comparable population served (33,616 vs 40,689).
- Different population density (2,434 vs 5,647).
- Different area protected (sq mi) (14 vs 7).
- Staffing model differs (combination vs career).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Independent municipal department · Washington
- Comparable career personnel (72 vs 69).
- Comparable area protected (sq mi) (14 vs 13).
- Different number of stations (3 vs 6).
- EMS transport role differs (full vs none).
Matched on 5 shared verified fields.
Independent municipal department · Allegany
- Closest available match within the same comparison class; limited shared data — treat with caution.
- Different population served (33,616 vs 18,643).
- Different annual incident volume (13,581 vs 7,691).
- Staffing model differs (combination vs career).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Combination county system (career + volunteer) · Calvert
- Comparable annual incident volume (13,581 vs 13,825).
- Comparable career personnel (72 vs 69).
- Different area protected (sq mi) (14 vs 213).
- Different population density (2,434 vs 445).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Independent municipal department · Worcester
- Closest available match within the same comparison class; limited shared data — treat with caution.
- Different population served (33,616 vs 6,884).
- Different area protected (sq mi) (14 vs 4).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Adjacent size baselines
Independent municipal department · Allegany
- Closest available match within the same comparison class; limited shared data — treat with caution.
- Different population served (33,616 vs 18,643).
- Different annual incident volume (13,581 vs 7,691).
- Staffing model differs (combination vs career).
Matched on 6 shared verified fields.
Independent municipal department · Washington
- Comparable career personnel (72 vs 69).
- Comparable area protected (sq mi) (14 vs 13).
- Different number of stations (3 vs 6).
- EMS transport role differs (full vs none).
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
- Maryland Volunteer Firefighters Assn (Salisbury FD profile) — Salisbury Fire Department · 2017 · accessed 2026-07-16
- Salisbury Post — FY2025 fire department budget coverage · 2025 · accessed 2026-07-16