Essex, NJ

County incident profile · 2021–2025

172,688
5-Year Incidents
21
Departments
863,448
Population
40
Incidents / 1K / Yr
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)

EMS / Rescue
54,890 (31.8%)
False Alarms
48,319 (28%)
Service Calls
24,294 (14.1%)
Good Intent
14,708 (8.5%)
Fire
9,557 (5.5%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

34,538
Avg Incidents / Year
31.8%
EMS Share
5.5%
Fire Share
28%
False Alarm Rate
+44.2%
5-Year Trend
21
Departments

Departments

Showing 21 of 21
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Newark Fire Department Hq 81,819 7.7% 27.3% 32.6% -8.1%
Bloomfield Fire Department 15,570 2.9% 23.3% 18.8% -36.6%
Nutley Fire Co 12,202 1.5% 61.7% 8.7% +108.2%
City of Orange Fire Department 10,005 6% 31.9% 29.6% +139%
West Orange Fire Department 8,979 1.5% 67.5% 14.2%
South Essex Fire Department 8,736 3.9% 47.8% 19.4%
Millburn Fire Department 7,598 3.3% 13.4% 37.8% +78.2%
Belleville Fire Department 7,309 1.6% 67.9% 6.6%
Montclair FD 5,115 5.3% 5.7% 44.5% -1.9%
Irvington Fire Department 3,504 8.6% 3.7% 24.1% -11.5%
Livingston Fire Department 3,288 3.8% 2.2% 44.4% +205.7%
Maplewood Fire Department 2,322 3.1% 56.6% 12.1%
Verona Fire Dept 1,461 3.5% 0.8% 59.4% +123.8%
Cedar Grove Fc 1,138 6.1% 2.9% 59.9% +663.4%
Fairfield Fire Department 1,076 11% 4.5% 54.9% +733.3%
North Caldwell Fire Department 857 5.3% 3% 60.9% +473.7%
Roseland Fire Department 642 6.7% 6.5% 49.2% +91.1%
Caldwell Vol Fire Dept 531 13.7% 7.7% 42% -31%
Essex Fells Fire Department 488 5.9% 2.7% 61.3% +319.2%
Port Authority Nynj 48 0% 0% 0%
South Orange Fire Department 0 0% 0% 0%
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