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Lafayette Township Fire Department

Lafayette, NJ · Sussex County. Lafayette Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lafayette Township Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the New Jersey average.

39th pct.
national personnel size
-31%
vs. New Jersey average
1
station

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
54/100
Lafayette Township Fire Department

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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
25 personnel · 1 station

Lafayette Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lafayette, NJ (Sussex 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 #13,578 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,578 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #393 of 487
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 27 other listed departments in Sussex County

Lafayette Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 19130 · Lafayette Township Fire Department, NJ 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Satellite Beach
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Satellite Beach Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Lafayette, NJ
FDID
19130

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Lafayette Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #393 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,578 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

Lafayette Township Fire Department is 2.5% of Sussex County roster mass

The county lists 38 departments totaling 990 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 47% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Satellite Beach Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Franklin Fire Department
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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.

Satellite Beach Fire Department, FL 25 Merritt Island Volunteer Fire Department, FL 25 Washington County Fire and Rescue, VA 25 Clinch Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, VA 25 Johnston Fire Department, SC 25 Osgood Community Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Santa Rosa Volunteer Fire Department-Main Station, NM 25 Schnellville Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lafayette Township Fire Department have?

Lafayette Township Fire Department 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 #13,578 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #393 of 487 by personnel.

Does Lafayette Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Lafayette Township Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Lafayette Township Fire Department operate?

Lafayette Township Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lafayette Township Fire Department?

Lafayette Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sussex County, NJ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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