Carlstadt Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Carlstadt Fire Department

Carlstadt Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Carlstadt, within Bergen County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 75 total personnel, 2 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. New Jersey has 999 registered fire departments and 35,948 total personnel, averaging roughly 36 staff per department. Carlstadt Fire Department runs 108% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 51,500 fires, 70 fire deaths, and 54% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.