Passaic, NJ

County incident profile · 2020–2024

78,314
5-Year Incidents
24
Departments
523,958
Population
29.9
Incidents / 1K / Yr
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)

False Alarms
26,724 (34.1%)
EMS / Rescue
17,823 (22.8%)
Service Calls
10,635 (13.6%)
Good Intent
6,220 (7.9%)
Fire
4,732 (6%)

Summary

15,663
Avg Incidents / Year
22.8%
EMS Share
6%
Fire Share
34.1%
False Alarm Rate
+26.9%
5-Year Trend
24
Departments
Showing 24 of 24
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Paterson Fire Department 29,701 6.3% 24.5% 37.7% -57.6%
Clifton Fire Department 15,412 3.1% 42.3% 20% +912.2%
Passaic Fire Department 15,140 5.8% 20.3% 31.9% +21.1%
Wayne Fire Department 4,433 5.5% 3.2% 54% +158.1%
Little Falls Fire Dept 1,765 9.4% 8.4% 44.1% +18.9%
Totowa Fire Department 1,724 15.7% 5.9% 42.8% +54.5%
West Paterson Fire Department 1,186 13% 9.9% 39.4% +30.2%
Haledon Fire Department 1,073 3.6% 4.5% 39.9% -90.3%
Hawthorne Fire Department 999 1.8% 4.5% 40.9% +68.9%
North Haledon Fire Dept 982 2.3% 1.5% 35.5% +28%
Macopin Valley Fc 856 8.4% 3.2% 17.9% +313.3%
Erskine Lakes Volunteer Fire c 712 8.1% 8.1% 41.9% +212.6%
Pompton Lakes Fire Department 658 4.1% 4.6% 47.4% -90.7%
Wanaque Fire Department 518 16.6% 8.5% 35.3% -5.3%
West Milford 509 8.3% 5.3% 47.7% +185%
Bloomingdale Fire Department 508 10.8% 3% 37.2% +74.7%
Greenwood Forest 454 8.4% 4.4% 14.3% -62.8%
Apshawa Fire Company1 430 16.7% 6.3% 36.3% +272.6%
Upper Greenwood Lake Vol Fire 359 20.3% 10% 35.1% +129%
West Milford Fire Co2 330 7.9% 5.5% 35.8% +48.8%
Prospect Park Fire Dept 308 3.9% 5.5% 30.2%
Ringwood Borough Fire Company 257 7.4% 8.6% 45.9% -48.6%
Skyline Lakes Fire Dept 0 0% 0% 0%
Pol Fire Co2 0 0% 0% 0%
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