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Lewes Fire Department Incorporated

Lewes, DE · Sussex County. Lewes Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 115 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.

115
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lewes Fire Department Incorporated pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount well above the Delaware average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+77%
vs. Delaware average
3
stations
$165,000
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
46/100
Lewes Fire Department Incorporated

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 A
38.3 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 F
$1,435 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
115 personnel · 3 stations

Lewes Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Lewes, DE (Sussex County), with 3 stations and 115 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #730 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $165,000.

  • National personnel rank #730 of 22,440
  • DE personnel rank #7 of 51
  • 2.61 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Sussex County

Lewes Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

115 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 40082 · Lewes Fire Department Incorporated, DE 115 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 115
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #730
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rock Hill
  • FEMA-LIGHT $165K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rock Hill Fire Department, SC (+ 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 DE department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Lewes, DE
FDID
40082

FEMA Grant History

$165K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO04087 $165,000

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

Staffing vs the Delaware average

How Lewes Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Delaware. In-state it ranks #7 of 51 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #730 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 77% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
11
DE departments
80

County roster fringe

Lewes Fire Department Incorporated is 7.4% of Sussex County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 1,544 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 66% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.61 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 115 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rock Hill Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Fenwick Island · other
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company
Bridgeville · volunteer
Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department
Dagsboro · volunteer
Delmar Volunteer Fire Department
Delmar · volunteer
Frankford Volunteer Fire Company
Frankford · volunteer
All DE departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 115 personnel

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

Rock Hill Fire Department, SC 115 City of Santa Monica Fire Department, CA 115 Pleasant Valley Fire District, NY 115 Perth Amboy Fire, NJ 115 South Creek Volunteer Fire Department, PA 115 Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department, MD 115 Nome Volunteer Fire Department, AK 114 Northport Fire Department, NY 114

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lewes Fire Department Incorporated have?

Lewes Fire Department Incorporated has 115 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 77% above the Delaware average of 65 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #730 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within DE, it ranks #7 of 51 by personnel.

Does Lewes Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lewes Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Lewes Fire Department Incorporated operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lewes Fire Department Incorporated?

Lewes Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Sussex County, DE. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Lewes Fire Department Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Lewes Fire Department Incorporated has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $165,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

How many fire departments are in Delaware?

Delaware has 80 fire departments with 5,215 total personnel. 70% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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