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
10,866
Avg Incidents / Year
13.3%
EMS Share
8%
Fire Share
38%
False Alarm Rate
+53.2%
5-Year Trend
44
Departments
Departments
| Department ▲ | 5-Year Incidents ▼ | Fire % ▲ | EMS % ▲ | False Alarm % ▲ | Trend ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brunswick Fire Department | 9,922 | 4.7% | 21.5% | 37.4% | -65.3% |
| Woodbridge Fire Dept | 3,207 | 10% | 12.9% | 29.7% | +455.6% |
| South Plainfield Fire Dept | 3,175 | 8.8% | 3.4% | 49.9% | -24.6% |
| Plainsboro Twp FD | 2,889 | 11% | 20.3% | 30.1% | -53.5% |
| Monmouth Jct Vol Fire Dpt | 2,816 | 3.1% | 6% | 56% | +343% |
| Avenel Fire Co1 | 2,608 | 9.1% | 18% | 29.7% | +106.2% |
| Sayreville President Park FD | 2,554 | 9.9% | 6.5% | 43.6% | +199.5% |
| Applegarth Fire Department | 2,412 | 10% | 14.9% | 25.6% | +1363.2% |
| Carteret Fire Department | 2,395 | 4% | 58.2% | 11.2% | — |
| Highland Park Fire Department | 2,068 | 5.2% | 3.7% | 41.7% | +86.8% |
| East Brunswick Ind Fc | 1,807 | 9.6% | 5% | 51.5% | +1.4% |
| Monroe Twp Vol Fire Co | 1,485 | 10.6% | 6.1% | 51.7% | +394% |
| Old Bridge Vol Fire Dept | 1,482 | 12.1% | 4% | 42.6% | +96.6% |
| Hopelawn Engine Co1 | 1,476 | 13.1% | 14% | 21.5% | +126.8% |
| Dunellen Fire Department | 1,176 | 9.2% | 7.5% | 36% | +142.1% |
| South Amboy Fire Dept | 1,134 | 7.6% | 4.8% | 43% | +86.1% |
| Kendall Park Fire Company | 1,030 | 10.3% | 4.2% | 44.8% | -3.5% |
| Keasbey Fire Dept | 967 | 11.4% | 2.4% | 23.6% | -31.3% |
| Green Brook Fireems | 901 | 7.3% | 4.7% | 38.4% | +359.1% |
| South River Fire Department | 829 | 2.7% | 0.8% | 64.1% | -73.9% |
| North Stelton Fire Company | 827 | 8.8% | 5.8% | 47.2% | -65.3% |
| New Market Vol Fire Co1 | 792 | 8.1% | 7.4% | 45.2% | +244.4% |
| Metuchen Fire Department | 775 | 5.3% | 4% | 47.1% | -80.1% |
| North Brunswick FD | 673 | 7.1% | 3.7% | 61.1% | -93.8% |
| Colonia Fire Department | 610 | 1.5% | 8.7% | 21.8% | — |
| Cranbury Fire Company | 578 | 8.3% | 5.7% | 40% | +167.8% |
| Kingston Volunteer Fire Co1 | 564 | 21.3% | 5.7% | 37.8% | -85.9% |
| Port Reading Fire Department | 533 | 6.4% | 16.1% | 23.1% | — |
| Edison Division of Fire | 468 | 2.6% | 32.1% | 16.7% | — |
| Madison Park Fire Dept | 429 | 14.2% | 7.7% | 35.9% | +31.9% |
| Possumtown Vol Fire Co | 399 | 7% | 2.3% | 54.1% | -13.7% |
| Milltown Fire Department | 330 | 16.4% | 9.7% | 25.2% | — |
| Old Bridge Dist3 so Old Brdg | 223 | 22.9% | 1.8% | 31.8% | — |
| e Bruns Dist3 Brookview | 215 | 18.1% | 4.7% | 42.8% | -30.2% |
| Helmetta Fire Dept | 200 | 12.5% | 8.5% | 28.5% | — |
| Arbor Hose Company 1 | 186 | 8.6% | 3.2% | 53.8% | +414.3% |
| Rutgers Univ Fire Dept | 87 | 6.9% | 8% | 51.7% | — |
| Jamesburg Volunteer Fire Depar | 70 | 7.1% | 4.3% | 35.7% | — |
| River Road Fire Company | 36 | 2.8% | 0% | 38.9% | — |
| Kingston Fire Co | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Holmes Marshall Fire Company | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Iselin Fire Department Dist 11 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Laurence Harbor Fire Company | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
| Fords Fire Department | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% | — |
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