Operations & Training

2014 Combination Fire Department Run Survey

March 1, 2015

The fifth annual Combination Fire Department Run Survey features statistics on apparatus, budgets, membership and 2014 fire and EMS calls.

Firehouse Staff

Volunteer and career firefighters work side by side at a three-alarm fire in Baltimore County, MD.

Firehouse^® Magazine, the Volunteer & Combination Section (VCOS) of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have compiled the fifth annual Combination Fire Department Run Survey, featuring statistics on apparatus, budgets, membership and 2014 fire and EMS calls. We thank VCOS and NVFC for their assistance in compiling the data and we thank the chiefs and departments that participated. View the results here.

Community character:

1 = Industrial

2 = Suburban/bedroom

3 = Urban

4 = Rural

5 = Other