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Milford Fire Company Incorporated

Milford, NJ · Hunterdon County. Milford Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Milford Fire Company Incorporated pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New Jersey average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+17%
vs. New Jersey average
1
station
$263,511
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
58/100
Milford Fire Company 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
42 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 D
$6,274 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 1 station

Milford Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Milford, NJ (Hunterdon County), with 1 station and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,546 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $263,511.

  • National personnel rank #5,546 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #185 of 487
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Hunterdon County

Milford Fire Company Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 10920 · Milford Fire Company Incorporated, NJ 42 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,546
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Keys
  • FEMA-LIGHT $264K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Keys Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Milford, NJ
FDID
10920

FEMA Grant History

$264K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-03701 $263,510.95

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Milford Fire Company Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #185 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,546 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Milford Fire Company Incorporated is 4.7% of Hunterdon County roster mass

The county lists 34 departments totaling 895 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 59% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Keys Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Keys Fire Department, OK 42 Johnstown Fire Department, PA 42 Cambria Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 42 Danville Fire Department - Central Station, KY 42 Sun Valley Volunteer Fire District, AZ 42 Sale City Volunteer Fire Department, GA 42 Owen-Withee-Curtiss Fire Association / Owen - Withee Community Ambulance Service Incorporated, WI 42 South Plattsburgh Fire Department, NY 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Milford Fire Company Incorporated have?

Milford Fire Company Incorporated has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,546 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #185 of 487 by personnel.

Does Milford Fire Company Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Milford Fire Company Incorporated operate?

Milford Fire Company Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Milford Fire Company Incorporated?

Milford Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Hunterdon County, NJ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Milford Fire Company Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Milford Fire Company Incorporated has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $263,510.95 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.