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Voorhees Fire District

Voorhees, NJ · Camden County. Voorhees Fire District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 65 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.

65
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Voorhees Fire District pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the New Jersey average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+81%
vs. New Jersey average
2
stations
$439,534
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
52/100
Voorhees Fire District

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
32.5 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
$6,762 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
65 personnel · 2 stations

Voorhees Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Voorhees, NJ (Camden County), with 2 stations and 65 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,282 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $439,534.

  • National personnel rank #2,282 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #74 of 487
  • 3.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Camden County

Voorhees Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

65 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 04663 · Voorhees Fire District, NJ 65 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 65
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,282
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Conewango
  • FEMA-LIGHT $440K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Conewango Fire Department, NY (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Voorhees, NJ
FDID
04663

FEMA Grant History

$440K
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2013)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FH00133 $105,644
2012 EMW-2012-FH-0013 $333,890

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Voorhees Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #74 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,282 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 81% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Voorhees Fire District is 2.9% of Camden County roster mass

The county lists 57 departments totaling 2,280 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 86% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 65 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Conewango Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Audubon Park Fire Department
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Bellmawr Fire and Rescue
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Brooklawn Fire Company
Brooklawn · volunteer
Camden County Division of Fire
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 65 personnel

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

Conewango Fire Department, NY 65 Greensboro Volunteer Fire Company, MD 65 Hinsdale Maplehurst and Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department, NY 65 Easton Volunteer Fire Department, CT 65 Nichols Fire Department, CT 65 Crowders Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NC 65 Pineville - Morrow Volunteer Fire Department, NC 65 Great Hill Hose Company, CT 65

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Voorhees Fire District have?

Voorhees Fire District has 65 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 81% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,282 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #74 of 487 by personnel.

Does Voorhees Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, Voorhees Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Voorhees Fire District operate?

Voorhees Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Voorhees Fire District?

Voorhees Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Camden County, NJ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Voorhees Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Voorhees Fire District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $439,534 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.