Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Hoboken Fire Department

Hoboken, NJ · Hudson County. Hoboken Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 159 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.

159
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 2%
national personnel size
+342%
vs. New Jersey average
4
stations
$4,086,150
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
79/100
Hoboken 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 A
39.8 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 B
$25,699 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
159 personnel · 4 stations

Hoboken Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hoboken, NJ (Hudson County), with 4 stations and 159 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #369 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $4,086,150.

  • National personnel rank #369 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #12 of 487
  • 2.52 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Hudson County

Hoboken Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

159 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 09005 · Hoboken Fire Department, NJ 159 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 159
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #369
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ James City County
  • FEMA-MID $4.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: James City County Fire Department, VA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Hoboken, NJ
FDID
09005

FEMA Grant History

$4.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2006–2021)
7
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00032 $1,177,988.28
2018 EMW2016FH00407 $630,093.01
2016 EMW2015FO01630 $169,091
2012 EMW2011FH00351 $1,118,600
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0468 $1,283,594
2007 EMW2006FF03669 $-146,608
2006 EMW-2006-FF-0366 $-146,608

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Hoboken Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #12 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #369 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 342% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster geometry

Hudson County HIFLD mix around Hoboken Fire Department

Hudson County: 16 departments, 1,047 personnel (2 volunteer / 5 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.52 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 159 roster).

Photo-finish peer: James City County Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

East Newark Volunteer Fire Department
East Newark · volunteer
Harrison Fire Department
Harrison · career
Kearny Fire Department
Kearny · career
All NJ departments →

Nationwide career peers near 159 personnel

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

James City County Fire Department, VA 159 Farmington Fire Department - Farmington Fire Station, CT 159 Darlington County Fire District, SC 159 Carmel Fire Department, IN 159 Tempe Fire Department, AZ 158 Mendocino National Forest Fire Service - United States Department of Agriculture, CA 160 Longview Fire and Emergency Medical Services, TX 160 San Bernardino City Fire Department, CA 158

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hoboken Fire Department have?

Hoboken Fire Department has 159 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 342% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #369 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #12 of 487 by personnel.

Does Hoboken Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hoboken Fire Department operate?

Hoboken Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hoboken Fire Department?

Hoboken Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hudson County, NJ. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Hoboken Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hoboken Fire Department has received 7 FEMA grants totaling $4,086,150.29 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006–2021 (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.