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Malaga Volunteer Fire Company

Malaga, NJ · Gloucester County. Malaga Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

48th pct.
national personnel size
-22%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Malaga 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
28 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
28 personnel · 1 station

Malaga Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Malaga, NJ (Gloucester County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,613 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,613 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #361 of 487
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Gloucester County

Malaga Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 08434 · Malaga Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,613
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tonopah Valley Fi…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tonopah Valley Fire District, AZ (+ 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
Malaga, NJ
FDID
08434

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Malaga Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #361 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,613 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 22% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Malaga Volunteer Fire Company is 1.8% of Gloucester County roster mass

The county lists 44 departments totaling 1,521 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 45% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tonopah Valley Fire District, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Aura Volunteer Fire Company
Monroeville · other
Barnsboro Volunteer Fire Company
Sewell · volunteer
Colonial Manor Fire Association
Woodbury · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Tonopah Valley Fire District, AZ 28 Taylors Bridge Fire Department, NC 28 Salemburg Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 28 Shoals Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28 Pilot Knob Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28 Central Surry Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28 White Plains Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28 Northfield Township Fire Department, MI 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Malaga Volunteer Fire Company have?

Malaga Volunteer Fire Company has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% below the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,613 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #361 of 487 by personnel.

Does Malaga Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Malaga Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Malaga Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Malaga Volunteer Fire Company?

Malaga Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Gloucester 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.

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