Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Medford Lakes Fire Department

Medford Lakes, NJ · Burlington County. Medford Lakes Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Medford Lakes Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount below the New Jersey average.

Top 46%
national personnel size
-17%
vs. New Jersey average
1
station
$524,292
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
64/100
Medford Lakes 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 B
30 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 B
$17,476 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Medford Lakes Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Medford Lakes, NJ (Burlington County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,424 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $524,292.

  • National personnel rank #10,424 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #338 of 487
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 34 other listed departments in Burlington County

Medford Lakes Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 46% higher than 54% 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 03371 · Medford Lakes Fire Department, NJ 30 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,424
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Geneva Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $524K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Geneva Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
Medford Lakes, NJ
FDID
03371

FEMA Grant History

$524K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2021)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-02188 $172,000
2016 EMW2015FV00626 $247,620
2015 EMW2014FF00185 $104,672

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Medford Lakes Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #338 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,424 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 17% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Medford Lakes Fire Department is 1.7% of Burlington County roster mass

The county lists 61 departments totaling 1,772 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 54% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Geneva Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Beverly Fire Department
Beverly · volunteer
Beverly Fire Department 2
Beverly · other
Burlington Township Fire Department
Burlington Township · other
Cinnaminson Fire Department
Cinnaminson · other
Consolidated Fire Association
Bordentown · volunteer
Eastampton Township Fire Company
Mount Holly · volunteer
Evesham Fire and Rescue
Marlton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Geneva Volunteer Fire Department, AL 30 Portland Fire Department, MI 30 Union Cross Fire and Rescue, NC 30 Salem Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Pinetops Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Tyringham Volunteer Fire Department, MA 30 Oscoda Fire Department, MI 30 Lawrence Mill Volunteer Fire Department, AL 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Medford Lakes Fire Department have?

Medford Lakes Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% below the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,424 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #338 of 487 by personnel.

Does Medford Lakes Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Medford Lakes Fire Department operate?

Medford Lakes Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Medford Lakes Fire Department?

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

Has Medford Lakes Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Medford Lakes Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $524,292 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.