Department profile

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Elsinboro Fire Company

Salem, NJ · Salem County. Elsinboro Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

46th pct.
national personnel size
-25%
vs. New Jersey average
1
station
$244,000
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
49/100
Elsinboro 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
27 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$9,037 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Elsinboro Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Salem, NJ (Salem County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,026 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $244,000.

  • National personnel rank #12,026 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #365 of 487
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Salem County

Elsinboro Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 17030 · Elsinboro Fire Company, NJ 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,026
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Carlisle
  • FEMA-LIGHT $244K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Carlisle Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Salem, NJ
FDID
17030

FEMA Grant History

$244K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-02128 $243,999.95

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Elsinboro Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #365 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,026 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 25% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Elsinboro Fire Company is 5.1% of Salem County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 532 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 52% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Carlisle Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Carlisle Fire Department, MA 27 West Milford Community Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, WV 27 Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue, VA 27 Golva Fire Protection District, ND 27 Second District Volunteer Fire Department, KY 27 Superior Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27 Parkland Fire Department, WI 27 Petal Fire Department, MS 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Elsinboro Fire Company have?

Elsinboro Fire Company has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% below the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,026 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #365 of 487 by personnel.

Does Elsinboro Fire Company provide EMS services?

Yes, Elsinboro Fire Company provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Elsinboro Fire Company operate?

Elsinboro Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Elsinboro Fire Company?

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

Has Elsinboro Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Elsinboro Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $243,999.95 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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