Sussex, NJ

County incident profile · 2020–2024

19,059
5-Year Incidents
26
Departments
144,119
Population
26.4
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)

EMS / Rescue
5,860 (30.7%)
False Alarms
4,529 (23.8%)
Good Intent
2,670 (14%)
Fire
1,876 (9.8%)
Service Calls
1,373 (7.2%)

Summary

3,812
Avg Incidents / Year
30.7%
EMS Share
9.8%
Fire Share
23.8%
False Alarm Rate
-2.7%
5-Year Trend
26
Departments
Showing 26 of 26
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Hampton Twp Volunteer Fire 1,957 5% 71.4% 8.3% +62.7%
Vernon Fire Department 1,815 10.7% 12.7% 38.7% +43.8%
Fredon Volunteer Fire Company 1,465 5.5% 57.2% 6.8% +87.9%
Highland Lakes Fire Dept 1,300 7.3% 5.8% 8.9% +0.9%
Wantage Fire Depatment 1,185 15.9% 41.2% 20.8% +10.9%
Stillwater Fire 1,039 3.4% 72.4% 4.3% -24.7%
Hardyston Twp FD 1,022 11.1% 6.3% 42.7% +32.3%
Frankford Twp Vol Fire Co 981 9.6% 38.2% 21.9% +79.8%
Byram Twp Fire Dept 968 8.7% 24.6% 18% +4.6%
Newton Fire Department 852 8% 12.3% 47.7% +44.4%
Sparta Fire Department 751 14.8% 3.2% 42.2% -72.4%
Andover Twp Vol Fire Dept 739 16.8% 19.6% 34.9% +46.6%
Branchville Hose Company1 646 15.9% 30% 30.2% +12.6%
Green Twp Vol Fire Dept 629 18.1% 28.9% 26.1% -73.6%
Montague Fire Department 527 3% 40.2% 15.9% -29.1%
Sussex Fire Department 495 11.3% 25.5% 19.6% -88%
Hopatcong FD 433 12.5% 8.3% 41.3% +53.1%
Hamburg Fire Department Inc 419 14.8% 13.4% 26% +24.7%
Pochuck Valley Fire Department 399 7.5% 8.8% 32.1% +2.4%
Franklin Fire Deptment 381 15.5% 5.2% 34.6% +65.1%
Stanhope Fire Department 324 5.2% 3.1% 32.7% +92.3%
Lafayette Fire Department 260 6.9% 42.3% 25% +23.4%
Andover Borough Fire Deptartme 229 12.7% 20.5% 26.6% +500%
Sandyston Fire Department 205 14.1% 48.8% 8.3% -41.6%
Ogdensburg Fire Department 38 7.9% 0% 36.8%
Swartswood Volunteer Fire Depa 0 0% 0% 0%
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