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Montague Volunteer Fire Department

Montague, NJ · Sussex County. Montague Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Montague 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
1
station
$350,191
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
62/100
Montague 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 A
40 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
$8,755 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 1 station

Montague Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Montague, NJ (Sussex County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,169 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $350,191.

  • National personnel rank #6,169 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #219 of 487
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 27 other listed departments in Sussex County

Montague 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 19140 · Montague Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rockledge
  • FEMA-LIGHT $350K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rockledge Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Montague, NJ
FDID
19140

FEMA Grant History

$350K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FV01673 $350,191

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Montague Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #219 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,169 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 11% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Montague Volunteer Fire Department is 4.0% of Sussex County roster mass

The county lists 38 departments totaling 990 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 47% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rockledge Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Andover Borough Fire Department
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Andover Township Fire Department
Newton · volunteer
Byram Township Fire Department
Stanhope · other
Byram Township Fire Department
Andover · volunteer
Frankford Township Fire Department
Branchville · other
Franklin Fire Department
Franklin · 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.

Rockledge Fire Department, FL 40 Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department, VA 40 Florence Volunteer Fire Department, WI 40 East Pembroke Volunteer Fire Department, NY 40 Deal Island-Chance Volunteer Fire Department, MD 40 Marion Volunteer Fire Department, MD 40 Moab Valley Fire Protection District, UT 40 Medway-Grapeville Volunteer Fire Company, NY 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Montague Volunteer Fire Department have?

Montague 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 #6,169 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #219 of 487 by personnel.

Does Montague Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Montague Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Montague Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Montague Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Montague Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Montague Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $350,191 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.