Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Kearny Fire Department

Kearny, NJ · Hudson County. Kearny Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 101 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.

101
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 4%
national personnel size
+181%
vs. New Jersey average
4
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
55/100
Kearny 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
25.3 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
101 personnel · 4 stations

Kearny Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Kearny, NJ (Hudson County), with 4 stations and 101 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #910 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #910 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #29 of 487
  • 3.96 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Hudson County

Kearny Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

101 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 09007 · Kearny Fire Department, NJ 101 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 101
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #910
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gilmer County
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gilmer County Fire Department, GA (+ 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
Kearny, NJ
FDID
09007

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Kearny Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #29 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #910 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 181% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Kearny Fire Department is 9.6% of Hudson County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 1,047 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.96 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 101 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gilmer County Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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

Nationwide career peers near 101 personnel

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

Gilmer County Fire Department, GA 101 Screven County Fire Department, GA 101 Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 101 Walton County Fire Rescue, GA 101 Everett Fire Department, MA 101 Temple Fire and Rescue, TX 101 City of Alhambra Fire Department, CA 101 Muskogee Fire Department, OK 101

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kearny Fire Department have?

Kearny Fire Department has 101 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 181% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #910 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #29 of 487 by personnel.

Does Kearny Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Kearny Fire Department operate?

Kearny Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kearny Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in New Jersey?

New Jersey has 999 fire departments with 35,948 total personnel. 54% are volunteer departments.

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