Department profile

Volunteer

Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse

Boonton, NJ · Morris County. Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 107 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

107
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Jersey average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+197%
vs. New Jersey average
2
stations

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
92/100
Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse

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 A
53.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
107 personnel · 2 stations

Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse is a Volunteer department serving Boonton, NJ (Morris County), with 2 stations and 107 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #810 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #810 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #27 of 487
  • 1.87 stations per 100 personnel
  • 42 other listed departments in Morris County

Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse vs. the national personnel distribution

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

107 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 14010 · Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse, NJ 107 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 107
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #810
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tamarac Fire and…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tamarac Fire and Rescue, FL (+ 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
Boonton, NJ
FDID
14010

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #27 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #810 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 197% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse is 3.5% of Morris County roster mass

The county lists 79 departments totaling 3,086 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 56% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.87 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 107 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tamarac Fire and Rescue, FL (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

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Chatham Borough Fire Department
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East Hanover Fire Department
East Hanover · volunteer
Flanders Fire and Rescue
Flanders · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 107 personnel

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

Tamarac Fire and Rescue, FL 107 Valley Chemical Fire Company, PA 107 Buckeye Valley Fire District, AZ 107 Greenacres Department of Public Safety, FL 107 Uniontown Fire Department, PA 107 Morehead Fire Department, KY 107 Westbrook Fire and Rescue, ME 107 Hancock Fire Department, NY 108

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse have?

Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse has 107 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 197% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #810 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #27 of 487 by personnel.

Does Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse provide EMS services?

Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse operate?

Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse?

Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse is a Volunteer department serving Morris County, NJ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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