Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2021–2025). 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 (2021–2025)
5-Year Trends
Total Incidents
By Incident Type
Key Metrics
21,818
Avg Incidents / Year
20%
EMS Share
6.3%
Fire Share
37.2%
False Alarm Rate
+24%
5-Year Trend
70
Departments
Departments
| Department ▲ | 5-Year Incidents ▼ | Fire % ▲ | EMS % ▲ | False Alarm % ▲ | Trend ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood Fire Headquarters | 11,231 | 1.4% | 52.5% | 18.3% | +158.3% |
| Hackensack Fire Department | 10,825 | 3.2% | 45.1% | 25.2% | -69.5% |
| Teaneck Fire Department | 9,757 | 2.2% | 18% | 22.3% | +289.4% |
| Englewood Fire Department | 8,023 | 7.2% | 14.3% | 38.7% | +13.8% |
| Cresskill Fire Dept | 5,415 | 0.8% | 71.9% | 17% | -48.7% |
| Paramus Fire Department | 4,112 | 6.5% | 7.7% | 47.1% | +22.7% |
| Garfield Fire Department | 3,265 | 5.7% | 4.8% | 48% | +35.4% |
| Cliffside Park Fire Department | 2,498 | 16.8% | 3.9% | 41.3% | -9.5% |
| Bergenfield FD | 2,419 | 7.4% | 2.2% | 52.6% | -5.8% |
| Mahwah Fire Prevention Bureau | 2,413 | 6.1% | 6.8% | 50.9% | +179.2% |
| Wyckoff Fire Department | 2,316 | 11.1% | 3.9% | 48.4% | +195.5% |
| Fair Lawn Fire Department | 2,074 | 0.8% | 3.4% | 56% | +75% |
| Elmwood Park | 1,974 | 13.8% | 5.8% | 40.2% | -1% |
| Palisades Park Fire Department | 1,797 | 18.4% | 2.7% | 46% | +65.4% |
| Woodridge Fire Department | 1,751 | 6.8% | 10.2% | 37.7% | +5.7% |
| Ramsey Fire Department | 1,603 | 7.4% | 2.2% | 53.7% | +169.8% |
| Wallington Fire Department | 1,592 | 3.9% | 54.1% | 15% | -60.9% |
| Closter Fire Department | 1,572 | 5.9% | 3.9% | 53% | +15.2% |
| New Milford Fire Department | 1,560 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 42.3% | -51.6% |
| Meadowlands Fire Department | 1,559 | 20.3% | 15.8% | 20.5% | +52.6% |
| Demarest Fire Department | 1,537 | 11.5% | 3.3% | 45.5% | +46.7% |
| Upper Saddle River Fire Depart | 1,447 | 6.5% | 3.9% | 44.9% | -2.2% |
| Lodi Fire Department | 1,369 | 5.6% | 6.3% | 51.5% | +10.2% |
| East Rutherford FD | 1,358 | 13.1% | 8% | 48.1% | -49.9% |
| Carlstadt Fire Department | 1,240 | 10.1% | 5.2% | 49.4% | +55.7% |
| Edgewater Fire Department | 1,207 | 6.3% | 9.2% | 61% | -18% |
| Ridgefield Park Fire Dept | 1,195 | 9.6% | 7.5% | 44.7% | +1031.4% |
| Oakland Fire Department | 1,140 | 2.8% | 6.2% | 41.8% | -0.6% |
| Franklin Lakes Fire Department | 1,090 | 4% | 3.9% | 57.8% | +172.5% |
| Rochelle Park Fire Department | 1,000 | 10.7% | 5.1% | 44.2% | +67.1% |
| Waldwick Fire Department | 987 | 15.1% | 6.3% | 41.5% | -7.1% |
| Westwood Fire Department | 965 | 7.2% | 3.7% | 50.7% | +19.9% |
| Woodcliff Lake Fire Dept | 951 | 7.8% | 6.5% | 51% | +24.8% |
| Oradell Fire Department | 913 | 8% | 4.8% | 36% | -20% |
| Dumont Fire Department | 898 | 5.6% | 9% | 46.4% | +2630.8% |
| Lyndhurst Fire Department | 886 | 11.1% | 8% | 42.9% | +198.2% |
| Allendale Fire Department | 825 | 7.8% | 4% | 44.5% | -2.3% |
| River Vale Fire Department | 802 | 7% | 2.6% | 48.5% | +93.5% |
| Harrington Park Fire Departmen | 757 | 13.3% | 7.1% | 37% | +63.6% |
| Saddle Brook Fire Dept | 753 | 7.3% | 5.2% | 46.1% | — |
| Alpine Fire Department | 736 | 6.9% | 8.2% | 66.2% | +25% |
| Little Ferry Fire Department | 721 | 25.7% | 5.1% | 32.2% | +173.3% |
| River Edge Fire Department | 716 | 3.5% | 4.6% | 39.9% | -27.5% |
| Tenafly Fire Department | 702 | 2.6% | 1.9% | 69.7% | — |
| Midland Park Fire Department | 698 | 7.2% | 2.1% | 50.4% | -87.8% |
| Englewood Cliffs Fire Dept | 630 | 8.3% | 5.7% | 63.5% | +84.6% |
| Hohokus Fire Department | 609 | 5.9% | 9.9% | 41.4% | +362.5% |
| Northvale Volunteer Fire Depar | 578 | 13.7% | 5.4% | 41.9% | +99.1% |
| Emerson Volunteer Fire Departm | 543 | 19.2% | 2.9% | 45.9% | +172% |
| Park Ridge Vol Fire Dept | 542 | 4.8% | 2.8% | 51.3% | +43.9% |
| Twp of Washington FD | 538 | 4.3% | 4.3% | 50.2% | +23.8% |
| Saddle River Fire Department | 480 | 4.6% | 2.3% | 67.1% | — |
| Fort Lee Fire Department | 462 | 15.6% | 8.7% | 48.1% | — |
| Moonachie Fire Department | 364 | 9.6% | 4.1% | 50.5% | +969.2% |
| Hasbrouck Heights Fire Departm | 332 | 8.1% | 5.7% | 50.3% | -74.7% |
| Ridgefield Fire Department | 272 | 12.1% | 5.1% | 51.8% | — |
| Glen Rock Fire Department | 254 | 5.9% | 3.5% | 48.8% | +14.3% |
| North Arlington FD | 247 | 8.5% | 5.7% | 34.8% | — |
| South Hackensack Fire Departme | 241 | 0.8% | 1.7% | 66.8% | — |
| Old Tappan Vfc1 | 137 | 11.7% | 2.2% | 51.1% | -85.7% |
| Maywood Fire Department | 85 | 2.4% | 3.5% | 32.9% | — |
| Leonia Fire Department | 71 | 7% | 1.4% | 47.9% | — |
| Fairview Fire Department | 47 | 8.5% | 2.1% | 53.2% | — |
| Norwood Fire Co1 | 10 | 0% | 10% | 30% | — |
| Hillsdale Fire Department | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Montvale Fire Department | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Rockleigh Fire Dept | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Palisades Int Park Comm | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Haworth Fire Dept | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Rutherford Fire Dept | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
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