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Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department

Martinsville, NJ · Somerset County. Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the New Jersey average.

Top 27%
national personnel size
+11%
vs. New Jersey average
2
stations
$169,048
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
27/100
Martinsville Volunteer 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 D
20 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
$4,226 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 2 stations

Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Martinsville, NJ (Somerset County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,154 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $169,048.

  • National personnel rank #6,154 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #217 of 487
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Somerset County

Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 18065 · Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 40 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,154
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Randall
  • FEMA-LIGHT $169K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North Randall Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Martinsville, NJ
FDID
18065

FEMA Grant History

$169K
Cumulative funding (FY2006)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2006 EMW-2006-FG-0143 $169,048

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #217 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,154 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 11% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department is 3.1% of Somerset County roster mass

The county lists 48 departments totaling 1,297 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 48% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North Randall Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Country Hills Fire Company
Branchburg · other
Country Hills Fire Company
Bridgewater · volunteer
Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department
Far Hills · volunteer
Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Company
Franklin Park · volunteer
Green Brook Volunteer Fire Department
Green Brook · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

North Randall Fire Department, OH 40 North Royalton Fire Department, OH 40 Brook Park Fire Department, OH 40 Lamar Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 40 Quimby Fire Department, IA 40 Marion Fire Department, AR 40 Nebo Volunteer Fire Department, VA 40 Moab Valley Fire Protection District, UT 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 11% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,154 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #217 of 487 by personnel.

Does Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $169,048 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2006.

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.