Department profile

Volunteer

Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company

South Toms River, NJ · Ocean County. Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 53 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

53
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New Jersey average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+47%
vs. New Jersey average
2
stations

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
58/100
Manitou Park 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 C
26.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
53 personnel · 2 stations

Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving South Toms River, NJ (Ocean County), with 2 stations and 53 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,476 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,476 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #103 of 487
  • 3.77 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Ocean County

Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

53 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 15018 · Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 53 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 53
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,476
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ludlow
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ludlow Fire Department, VT (+ 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
South Toms River, NJ
FDID
15018

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #103 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,476 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 47% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company is 1.9% of Ocean County roster mass

The county lists 62 departments totaling 2,730 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 63% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.77 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 53 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ludlow Fire Department, VT (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 53 personnel

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

Ludlow Fire Department, VT 53 Clarksdale Fire Department - Central Station, MS 53 Brimfield Fire Department, MA 53 Davenport Volunteer Fire Department, NY 53 Cherokee Fire Department, IA 53 Verdigre Volunteer Fire Department, NE 53 Augusta-Bridge Creek Township Fire Department Incorporated, WI 53 Swift Creek Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC 53

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company have?

Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company has 53 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 47% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,476 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #103 of 487 by personnel.

Does Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company?

Manitou Park Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Ocean 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.