Located in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., the Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department provides primary fire and emergency medical services to the City of Hyattsville, the majority (85% to 90%) of the Town of University Park, and several surrounding unincorporated areas including University Hills and the Prince George's Plaza area.

HVFD has a combination volunteer and career fire station with approximately 60 active volunteer members and 4 career personnel at present. Volunteer officers and members receive no compensation. Career personnel are employees of Prince George's County who provides their salaries and benefits. The department is headed operationally by a volunteer chief, Donald Moltrup, who has served as fire chief for the past 26 years. Administratively, the department is run by a president, Luke Alar. The ranking career officer in the station is a Captain.

The Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department operates two Class A Pumpers (a 1988 and 1990 Pierce Arrow 1250gpm), an Aerial Ladder Truck, a 2 Basic Life Support Ambulances, a Heavy-Duty Rescue Squad/Metro Support, and three support vehicles from the fire house located at Queens Chapel and Belcrest Roads. All current apparatus was purchased new since 1988. All current department apparatus is owned by this department and was purchased primarily with funds raised by the department through donations and fundraisers.