Department profile

Volunteer

Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company

Millville, NJ · Cumberland County. Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the New Jersey average.

41st pct.
national personnel size
-31%
vs. New Jersey average
1
station
$302,370
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
52/100
Cumberland Volunteer 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 C
25 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 C
$12,095 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Millville, NJ (Cumberland County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,257 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $302,370.

  • National personnel rank #13,257 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #385 of 487
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Cumberland County

Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 59% higher than 41% 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 06230 · Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #13,257
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Buttston Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $302K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Buttston Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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 NJ department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Millville, NJ
FDID
06230

FEMA Grant History

$302K
Cumulative funding (FY2004)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2004 EMW-2004-FG-0438 $302,370

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #385 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,257 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 31% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company is 2.7% of Cumberland County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 925 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 76% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Buttston Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bridgeton City Fire Department
Bridgeton · volunteer
Carmel Volunteer Fire Company
Millville · other
Cedarville Fire Department
Cedarville · volunteer
Dividing Creek Fire Company
Port Norris · volunteer
Forest Grove Volunteer Fire Company
Vineland · volunteer
Greenwich Township Fire and Rescue
Greenwich · volunteer
Heislerville Volunteer Fire Company
Heislerville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Buttston Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 Star Fire Department, NC 25 Camp Hill Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 Cherokee Pass Volunteer Fire Department, MO 25 Robbins Fire Department, NC 25 Highfalls Fire and Rescue, NC 25 Romulus Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 Cameron Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company have?

Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% below the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,257 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #385 of 487 by personnel.

Does Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Cumberland Volunteer 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 Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company?

Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Cumberland County, NJ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Cumberland Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $302,370 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2004 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2004.

How many fire departments are in New Jersey?

New Jersey has 999 fire departments with 35,948 total personnel. 54% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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