Delaware City Fire Company

What This Data Tells You About Delaware City Fire Company

Delaware City Fire Company operates as a Volunteer department in Delaware City, within New Castle County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 51 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Delaware has 80 registered fire departments and 5,215 total personnel, averaging roughly 65 staff per department. Delaware City Fire Company runs 22% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 7,500 fires, 11 fire deaths, and 70% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.