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Berkeley Heights Fire Department

Berkeley Heights, NJ · Union County. Berkeley Heights Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Berkeley Heights Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the New Jersey average.

Top 34%
national personnel size
-3%
vs. New Jersey average
1
station
$39,930
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
44/100
Berkeley Heights Fire Department

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity B
35 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment F
$1,141 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Berkeley Heights Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Berkeley Heights, NJ (Union County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,606 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $39,930.

  • National personnel rank #7,606 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #261 of 487
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Union County

Berkeley Heights Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

35 Top 34% higher than 66% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 20001 · Berkeley Heights Fire Department, NJ 35 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,606
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Centerville Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $40K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Centerville Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NJ department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Berkeley Heights, NJ
FDID
20001

FEMA Grant History

$40K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00906 $39,930

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Berkeley Heights Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #261 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,606 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 3% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Berkeley Heights Fire Department is 2.7% of Union County roster mass

The county lists 33 departments totaling 1,286 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 82% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Centerville Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every NJ department.

Centerville Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35 Fellows Club Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35 Greenville Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad, NY 35 Ward Volunteer Fire Department, MS 35 Oak Hill-Durham Volunteer Fire Company, NY 35 South Richland Township Fire Department, OH 35 Tiffin Township Fire Department, OH 35 Rosemount Fire Department, MN 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Berkeley Heights Fire Department have?

Berkeley Heights Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% below the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,606 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #261 of 487 by personnel.

Does Berkeley Heights Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Berkeley Heights Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Berkeley Heights Fire Department operate?

Berkeley Heights Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Berkeley Heights Fire Department?

Berkeley Heights Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Union County, NJ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Berkeley Heights Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Berkeley Heights Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $39,930 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in New Jersey?

New Jersey has 999 fire departments with 35,948 total personnel. 54% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.