Passaic, NJ

County incident profile · 2021–2025

85,393
5-Year Incidents
24
Departments
523,958
Population
32.6
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)

False Alarms
29,439 (34.5%)
EMS / Rescue
19,908 (23.3%)
Service Calls
11,346 (13.3%)
Good Intent
6,520 (7.6%)
Fire
5,002 (5.9%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

17,079
Avg Incidents / Year
23.3%
EMS Share
5.9%
Fire Share
34.5%
False Alarm Rate
+69.9%
5-Year Trend
24
Departments

Departments

Showing 24 of 24
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Paterson Fire Department 29,598 5.4% 25.2% 39.2% -2.4%
Clifton Fire Department 20,486 3.2% 42% 20.4% +228.8%
Passaic Fire Department 15,196 6.8% 18.3% 34.4% +246.1%
Wayne Fire Department 4,819 6.5% 3.4% 53.7% +37.6%
Little Falls Fire Dept 1,869 7.2% 7.8% 46.8% +170.7%
Totowa Fire Department 1,818 17.6% 5.8% 42% -10.1%
Hawthorne Fire Department 1,533 2.1% 4.8% 41.8% +124.4%
Macopin Valley Fc 1,176 7.5% 3% 18.5% +116.9%
West Paterson Fire Department 1,073 13.4% 10% 40.2% +105.9%
North Haledon Fire Dept 1,047 3.9% 1.8% 35.1% +60.1%
Erskine Lakes Volunteer Fire c 903 7.9% 8% 42.3% +234.9%
Haledon Fire Department 836 3.5% 4.2% 40.7% -91.5%
Greenwood Forest 784 8.4% 3.8% 16.3% +91.9%
Wanaque Fire Department 747 11.5% 9.6% 34.1% +65.2%
West Milford 741 8.4% 5.3% 51.1% +256.8%
Apshawa Fire Company1 741 15% 6.1% 36.3% +326%
Bloomingdale Fire Department 575 12% 1.4% 40.2% +40%
Upper Greenwood Lake Vol Fire 421 21.4% 7.8% 35.2% +81.9%
Pompton Lakes Fire Department 390 6.9% 4.6% 47.9% -90.8%
West Milford Fire Co2 322 9% 4.3% 33.5% +22.6%
Prospect Park Fire Dept 172 8.1% 8.1% 28.5%
Ringwood Borough Fire Company 146 7.5% 8.2% 46.6%
Skyline Lakes Fire Dept 0 0% 0% 0%
Pol Fire Co2 0 0% 0% 0%
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