Department profile

Volunteer

Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company

Somerset, NJ · Somerset County. Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount below the New Jersey average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
-17%
vs. New Jersey average
1
station
$5,049,612
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
82/100
Elizabeth Avenue 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 B
30 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 A
$168,320 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Somerset, NJ (Somerset County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,104 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $5,049,612.

  • National personnel rank #10,104 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #323 of 487
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 24 other listed departments in Somerset County

Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% of 22,440 departments

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

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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

Dispatch plate

Sheet 18082 · Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,104
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rocky River
  • FEMA-HEAVY $5.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rocky River Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Somerset, NJ
FDID
18082

FEMA Grant History

$5.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2015FH00247 $5,049,612

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #323 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,104 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 17% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company is 2.3% of Somerset County roster mass

The county lists 48 departments totaling 1,297 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 48% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rocky River Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Country Hills Fire Company
Branchburg · other
Country Hills Fire Company
Bridgewater · volunteer
Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department
Far Hills · volunteer
Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Company
Franklin Park · volunteer
Green Brook Volunteer Fire Department
Green Brook · volunteer
Green Knoll Fire Company
Bridgewater · volunteer
All NJ departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Rocky River Fire Department, OH 30 Crosby Volunteer Fire Department, MN 30 Emerado Rural Fire Department, ND 30 Mayfield Heights Fire Department, OH 30 Jackson Fire Department, MT 30 Brooklyn Heights Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Grant Fire Department, MT 30 McLaurin Volunteer Fire Department, MS 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company have?

Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% below the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,104 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #323 of 487 by personnel.

Does Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Elizabeth Avenue 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 Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Elizabeth Avenue Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $5,049,612 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 New Jersey?

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

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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