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Carteret Fire Department

Carteret, NJ · Middlesex County. Carteret Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 49 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.

49
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Carteret Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New Jersey average.

Top 18%
national personnel size
+36%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
53/100
Carteret 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 C
24.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
49 personnel · 2 stations

Carteret Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Carteret, NJ (Middlesex County), with 2 stations and 49 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,134 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,134 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #137 of 487
  • 4.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Middlesex County

Carteret Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

49 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 12001 · Carteret Fire Department, NJ 49 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 49
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,134
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Casa Grande
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Casa Grande Fire Department, AZ (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Carteret, NJ
FDID
12001

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Carteret Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #137 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,134 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Carteret Fire Department is 2.0% of Middlesex County roster mass

The county lists 69 departments totaling 2,424 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 49 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Casa Grande Fire Department, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 49 personnel

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

Casa Grande Fire Department, AZ 49 Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District, CO 49 Mount Horeb Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Department, WI 49 Springdale Volunteer Fire Department, TN 49 Ketchum Fire Department, ID 49 Conway Fire Department, NH 49 Knowles Volunteer Fire Department, WI 49 Beaver Dam Fire Department, WI 49

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Carteret Fire Department have?

Carteret Fire Department has 49 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,134 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #137 of 487 by personnel.

Does Carteret Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Carteret Fire Department operate?

Carteret Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Carteret Fire Department?

Carteret Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Middlesex 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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