Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2020-2024). NFIRS is voluntarily reported and may not include all departments or incidents. Some departments have missing years or incomplete records. Totals shown reflect data as submitted and may not represent complete activity.
Incident Composition (2020–2024)
Summary
19,998
Avg Incidents / Year
20.1%
EMS Share
6.1%
Fire Share
37.6%
False Alarm Rate
+118.4%
5-Year Trend
70
Departments
| Department ▲ | 5-Year Incidents ▼ | Fire % ▲ | EMS % ▲ | False Alarm % ▲ | Trend ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood Fire Headquarters | 10,310 | 1.5% | 49.7% | 19% | +48% |
| Hackensack Fire Department | 10,167 | 3.3% | 44.6% | 25.3% | +1300% |
| Englewood Fire Department | 6,592 | 7.1% | 14.4% | 39% | +798% |
| Teaneck Fire Department | 5,800 | 2.4% | 17.4% | 23.6% | +10091.2% |
| Cresskill Fire Dept | 5,642 | 0.8% | 69.2% | 18.6% | +220.8% |
| Paramus Fire Department | 4,471 | 6.6% | 7.9% | 47.7% | +14.7% |
| Bergenfield FD | 2,637 | 6.9% | 2.1% | 53% | +183.9% |
| Garfield Fire Department | 2,312 | 5.4% | 4.9% | 46.5% | +36.1% |
| Wallington Fire Department | 2,235 | 3.3% | 63.8% | 11.4% | -24.5% |
| Wyckoff Fire Department | 2,143 | 14.4% | 3.9% | 46.2% | +13.2% |
| Cliffside Park Fire Department | 2,098 | 16.7% | 3.6% | 40.3% | +166.8% |
| Fair Lawn Fire Department | 1,902 | 1.5% | 2.8% | 50.8% | +17.3% |
| Elmwood Park | 1,794 | 14.2% | 5.5% | 38% | +68.6% |
| Mahwah Fire Prevention Bureau | 1,753 | 5.7% | 7.8% | 50.6% | +447.2% |
| New Milford Fire Department | 1,684 | 3% | 3.1% | 42.8% | -4.4% |
| Fort Lee Fire Department | 1,657 | 6.1% | 7.2% | 55.2% | — |
| Woodridge Fire Department | 1,592 | 6% | 11.1% | 34.9% | +83.2% |
| Closter Fire Department | 1,540 | 5.5% | 2.5% | 54% | +53.5% |
| East Rutherford FD | 1,444 | 10.8% | 9% | 47.9% | +55.2% |
| Ramsey Fire Department | 1,388 | 7.4% | 2.2% | 52.8% | +116.2% |
| Meadowlands Fire Department | 1,354 | 13.7% | 17.3% | 25.7% | +10.2% |
| Franklin Lakes Fire Department | 1,282 | 4% | 3.7% | 54.6% | -14.6% |
| Palisades Park Fire Department | 1,261 | 19% | 2.6% | 45.4% | +61.7% |
| Carlstadt Fire Department | 1,251 | 9.8% | 5.2% | 49.6% | +103.1% |
| Oradell Fire Department | 1,228 | 7.4% | 4.8% | 34.6% | -47.9% |
| Upper Saddle River Fire Depart | 1,192 | 4.2% | 4.3% | 45.6% | +4500% |
| Rochelle Park Fire Department | 1,135 | 10% | 5% | 44.3% | +103% |
| Oakland Fire Department | 1,107 | 1.9% | 4.5% | 44.2% | -75.7% |
| Lyndhurst Fire Department | 1,104 | 11.1% | 7.4% | 42.8% | +125.7% |
| Lodi Fire Department | 1,078 | 5.4% | 5.2% | 53.7% | +62.9% |
| Demarest Fire Department | 1,073 | 11.8% | 3.2% | 43.8% | +43700% |
| Allendale Fire Department | 1,063 | 6% | 3.8% | 44.6% | -10.9% |
| Waldwick Fire Department | 979 | 16.5% | 7.5% | 39.3% | +15% |
| River Edge Fire Department | 959 | 3.5% | 4.5% | 38.7% | -25.1% |
| Edgewater Fire Department | 892 | 7.5% | 9.1% | 57.3% | — |
| River Vale Fire Department | 885 | 5.8% | 2.9% | 46.6% | +95.8% |
| Ridgefield Park Fire Dept | 799 | 8.4% | 7.5% | 43.7% | +1031.4% |
| Little Ferry Fire Department | 761 | 24% | 4.5% | 32.7% | -10.3% |
| Twp of Washington FD | 738 | 3.8% | 4.2% | 49.1% | +4% |
| Tenafly Fire Department | 702 | 2.6% | 1.9% | 69.7% | — |
| Alpine Fire Department | 681 | 6.2% | 8.4% | 70.3% | +66.4% |
| Woodcliff Lake Fire Dept | 679 | 7.4% | 5.7% | 50.4% | +27.1% |
| Midland Park Fire Department | 676 | 7.4% | 2.2% | 50.7% | +34.3% |
| Saddle River Fire Department | 612 | 4.6% | 2% | 67.6% | +96.2% |
| Westwood Fire Department | 610 | 6.9% | 3.6% | 51.3% | — |
| Harrington Park Fire Departmen | 546 | 12.5% | 8.1% | 36.4% | +75.2% |
| Englewood Cliffs Fire Dept | 545 | 9.2% | 4.4% | 64.4% | +97.2% |
| Dumont Fire Department | 543 | 5.2% | 7.4% | 49.5% | +7.7% |
| Park Ridge Vol Fire Dept | 523 | 3.8% | 2.7% | 44% | -34.6% |
| Glen Rock Fire Department | 479 | 7.7% | 2.3% | 50.7% | -75.1% |
| Hasbrouck Heights Fire Departm | 471 | 6.8% | 5.3% | 54.8% | -77.5% |
| Saddle Brook Fire Dept | 471 | 7.9% | 5.5% | 47.6% | — |
| Hohokus Fire Department | 424 | 6.1% | 13% | 39.9% | +430% |
| Fairview Fire Department | 391 | 17.4% | 1.3% | 41.4% | — |
| Northvale Volunteer Fire Depar | 347 | 17% | 7.2% | 41.5% | +81% |
| South Hackensack Fire Departme | 341 | 0.6% | 1.5% | 68.3% | 0% |
| North Arlington FD | 327 | 7.6% | 4.9% | 36.4% | +116.2% |
| Emerson Volunteer Fire Departm | 320 | 15.9% | 3.4% | 44.7% | — |
| Ridgefield Fire Department | 272 | 12.1% | 5.1% | 51.8% | — |
| Moonachie Fire Department | 252 | 9.1% | 4% | 50% | +440.7% |
| Leonia Fire Department | 244 | 12.3% | 2.9% | 41.8% | — |
| Old Tappan Vfc1 | 137 | 11.7% | 2.2% | 51.1% | -85.7% |
| Maywood Fire Department | 85 | 2.4% | 3.5% | 32.9% | — |
| Norwood Fire Co1 | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | — |
| Rockleigh Fire Dept | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Palisades Int Park Comm | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Haworth Fire Dept | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Montvale Fire Department | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Hillsdale Fire Department | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Rutherford Fire Dept | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
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