Department profile

Volunteer

Cranston Heights Fire Company

Wilmington, DE · New Castle County. Cranston Heights Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 80 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

80
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Cranston Heights Fire Company pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount above the Delaware average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+23%
vs. Delaware average
1
station
$185,455
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
56/100
Cranston Heights Fire Company

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity A
80 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment F
$2,318 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
80 personnel · 1 station

Cranston Heights Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Wilmington, DE (New Castle County), with 1 station and 80 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,465 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $185,455.

  • National personnel rank #1,465 of 22,440
  • DE personnel rank #20 of 51
  • 1.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • 23 other listed departments in New Castle County

Cranston Heights Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

80 Top 7% higher than 93% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 20014 · Cranston Heights Fire Company, DE 80 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 80
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,465
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Smithsburg Commun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $185K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Smithsburg Community Volunteer Fire Company, MD (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every DE department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Wilmington, DE
FDID
20014

FEMA Grant History

$185K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO06545 $185,455

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Delaware average

How Cranston Heights Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Delaware. In-state it ranks #20 of 51 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,465 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 23% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
11
DE departments
80

County roster fringe

Cranston Heights Fire Company is 3.4% of New Castle County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 2,350 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 71% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 80 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Smithsburg Community Volunteer Fire Company, MD (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Belvedere Volunteer Fire Company
Wilmington · other
Christiana Fire Company
Christiana · other
Claymont Fire Company
Claymont · volunteer
Claymont Fire Company
Wilmington · other
Delaware City Fire Company
Delaware City · volunteer
Five Points Fire Company
Wilmington · volunteer
All DE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 80 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every DE department.

Smithsburg Community Volunteer Fire Company, MD 80 Byron Fire Department, NY 80 Cleveland Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 80 Limestone Township Fire Department, PA 80 Lowville Fire Department, NY 80 Dodgeville Fire Department, WI 80 Blairs Volunteer Fire Department, VA 80 Margaretville Fire Department, NY 80

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cranston Heights Fire Company have?

Cranston Heights Fire Company has 80 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% above the Delaware average of 65 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,465 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within DE, it ranks #20 of 51 by personnel.

Does Cranston Heights Fire Company provide EMS services?

Cranston Heights Fire Company is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Cranston Heights Fire Company operate?

Cranston Heights Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cranston Heights Fire Company?

Cranston Heights Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving New Castle County, DE. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Cranston Heights Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Cranston Heights Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $185,455 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Delaware?

Delaware has 80 fire departments with 5,215 total personnel. 70% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.