Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Morristown Fire Department

Morristown, NJ · Morris County. Morristown Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 47 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.

47
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 20%
national personnel size
+31%
vs. New Jersey average
2
stations
$200,911
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
34/100
Morristown 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
23.5 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 F
$4,275 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
47 personnel · 2 stations

Morristown Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Morristown, NJ (Morris County), with 2 stations and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,483 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $200,911.

  • National personnel rank #4,483 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #148 of 487
  • 4.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 42 other listed departments in Morris County

Morristown Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 14240 · Morristown Fire Department, NJ 47 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,483
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Carlsbad
  • FEMA-LIGHT $201K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Carlsbad Fire Department, NM (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Morristown, NJ
FDID
14240

FEMA Grant History

$201K
Cumulative funding (FY2008)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2008 EMW-2008-FR-0049 $200,911

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Morristown Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #148 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,483 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 31% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Morristown Fire Department is 1.5% of Morris County roster mass

The county lists 79 departments totaling 3,086 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 56% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Carlsbad Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Butler Fire Department
Butler · other
Chatham Borough Fire Department
Chatham · volunteer
East Hanover Fire Department
East Hanover · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 47 personnel

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

Carlsbad Fire Department, NM 47 Westwood Fire Company, PA 47 Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue, FL 47 Town of Madison Fire Department, WI 47 Rio Rico Fire District, AZ 47 Winchester Fire Department - Headquaters, MA 47 Garfield Heights Fire Department, OH 47 Pinetop Volunteer Fire District, AZ 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Morristown Fire Department have?

Morristown Fire Department has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,483 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #148 of 487 by personnel.

Does Morristown Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Morristown Fire Department operate?

Morristown Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Morristown Fire Department?

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

Has Morristown Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Morristown Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $200,911 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2008.

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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