Department profile

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Clinton Fire Department

Clinton, NJ · Hunterdon County. Clinton 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

Clinton 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
$271,863
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
56/100
Clinton 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 D
$7,768 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Clinton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Clinton, NJ (Hunterdon 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 #7,683 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $271,863.

  • National personnel rank #7,683 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #263 of 487
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Hunterdon County

Clinton 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 10450 · Clinton 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 #7,683
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jasper Volunteer…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $272K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jasper Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA (+ 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
Clinton, NJ
FDID
10450

FEMA Grant History

$272K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01090 $105,100
2015 EMW2014FO01174 $166,763

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Clinton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #263 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,683 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

Clinton Fire Department is 3.9% of Hunterdon County roster mass

The county lists 34 departments totaling 895 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 59% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Jasper Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA (+0 personnel).

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Flemington · volunteer
Hampton Boro Fire Company
Hampton · volunteer
High Bridge Fire Department
High Bridge · volunteer
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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.

Jasper Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA 35 Shelby Community Rural Fire Department, MO 35 Charleston Volunteer Fire Department, VT 35 Waconia Volunteer Fire Department, MN 35 Hamburg Fire Department, MN 35 Mangohick Volunteer Fire Department, VA 35 Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, PA 35 Harmony Volunteer Fire Company, PA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Clinton Fire Department have?

Clinton 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 #7,683 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #263 of 487 by personnel.

Does Clinton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Clinton Fire Department operate?

Clinton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Clinton Fire Department?

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

Has Clinton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Clinton Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $271,863 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2021 (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.