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Goshen Volunteer Fire Company

Goshen, NJ · Cape May County. Goshen Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Goshen 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
$352,733
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
59/100
Goshen 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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$11,758 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Goshen Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Goshen, NJ (Cape May 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 #10,187 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $352,733.

  • National personnel rank #10,187 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #327 of 487
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Cape May County

Goshen 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

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

Dispatch plate

Sheet 05074 · Goshen Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,187
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Freetown Fire and…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $353K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Freetown Fire and Rescue, 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
Goshen, NJ
FDID
05074

FEMA Grant History

$353K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2018)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-00457 $190,352
2017 EMW2016FO01432 $162,381

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Goshen Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #327 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,187 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

Goshen Volunteer Fire Company is 3.4% of Cape May County roster mass

The county lists 34 departments totaling 892 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 56% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Freetown Fire and Rescue, MA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Avalon Volunteer Fire Department
Avalon · volunteer
Belle Plain Volunteer Fire Company
Woodbine · volunteer
Cape May Fire Department
Cape May · volunteer
Coast Guard Fire Department
Cape May · career
Marmora Volunteer Fire Company
Marmora · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Freetown Fire and Rescue, MA 30 Follansbee Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 Maple Grove Township Fire Department, MI 30 Brogden Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Lyndon Fire Department, NY 30 Candlewood Company Incorporated, CT 30 Copperopolis Fire Protection District, CA 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Goshen Volunteer Fire Company have?

Goshen 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 #10,187 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #327 of 487 by personnel.

Does Goshen Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Goshen Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Goshen Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Goshen Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Goshen Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Goshen Volunteer Fire Company has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $352,733 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.