Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Woodbury Heights Fire Department

Woodbury Heights, NJ · Gloucester County. Woodbury Heights 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

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

Top 49%
national personnel size
-17%
vs. New Jersey average
1
station

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
48/100
Woodbury Heights 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 D
1 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
30 personnel · 1 station

Woodbury Heights Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Woodbury Heights, NJ (Gloucester 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 #10,892 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,892 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #353 of 487
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Gloucester County

Woodbury Heights Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 08015 · Woodbury Heights Fire Department, NJ 30 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,892
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ripley
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ripley Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Woodbury Heights, NJ
Ambulances
1
FDID
08015

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Woodbury Heights Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #353 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,892 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

Woodbury Heights Fire Department is 2.0% of Gloucester County roster mass

The county lists 44 departments totaling 1,521 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 45% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Ripley Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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 30 personnel

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

Ripley Fire Department, OH 30 Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department, NY 30 Crescent Fire Protection District - Washington Station, CA 30 Grassy Knob Volunteer Fire Department, AR 30 Faith Fire Department, NC 30 Village of Hilbert Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 Town of Harrison Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 Town of Harrison 1 Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Woodbury Heights Fire Department have?

Woodbury Heights 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 #10,892 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #353 of 487 by personnel.

Does Woodbury Heights Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Woodbury Heights Fire Department operate?

Woodbury Heights Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Woodbury Heights Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in New Jersey?

New Jersey has 999 fire departments with 35,948 total personnel. 54% are volunteer departments.

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