Department profile

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Washington Township Fire District

Sewell, NJ · Gloucester County. Washington Township Fire District is a Volunteer department, 6 stations and 156 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.

156
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Washington Township Fire District pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Jersey average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+333%
vs. New Jersey average
6
stations
$7,666,462
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
72/100
Washington Township 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 C
26 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 A
$49,144 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
156 personnel · 6 stations

Washington Township Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Sewell, NJ (Gloucester County), with 6 stations and 156 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #380 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $7,666,462.

  • National personnel rank #380 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #13 of 487
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Gloucester County

Washington Township Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

156 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 08100 · Washington Township Fire District, NJ 156 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-HEAVY · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 156
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #380
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Meriwether County…
  • FEMA-HEAVY $7.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Meriwether County Volunteer Fire Department, GA (+ 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
Sewell, NJ
FDID
08100

FEMA Grant History

$7.7M
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2023)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-01728 $150,000
2013 EMW2012FO00506 $463,169
2013 EMW2012FH00721 $-23,197
2012 EMW-2012-FH-0072 $7,076,490

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Washington Township Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #13 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #380 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 333% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster geometry

Gloucester County HIFLD mix around Washington Township Fire District

Gloucester County: 44 departments, 1,521 personnel (29 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 45% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 156 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Meriwether County Volunteer Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Aura Volunteer Fire Company
Monroeville · other
Barnsboro Volunteer Fire Company
Sewell · volunteer
Colonial Manor Fire Association
Woodbury · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 156 personnel

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

Meriwether County Volunteer Fire Department, GA 156 Palm Beach Gardens Fire/Rescue, FL 156 Wichita Falls Fire Department, TX 156 Pine Hollow Volunteer Fire Department, OR 157 Plainview Fire Department, NY 155 Westbury Fire Department, NY 157 Montville Fire Department Company, CT 158 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Fire Department, IN 154

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Washington Township Fire District have?

Washington Township Fire District has 156 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 333% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #380 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #13 of 487 by personnel.

Does Washington Township Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Washington Township Fire District operate?

Washington Township Fire District operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Washington Township Fire District?

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

Has Washington Township Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Washington Township Fire District has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $7,666,462 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.