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Perth Amboy Fire

Perth Amboy, NJ · Middlesex County. Perth Amboy Fire is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 115 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.

115
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 3%
national personnel size
+219%
vs. New Jersey average
2
stations
$5,784,178
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
91/100
Perth Amboy Fire

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
57.5 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 A
$50,297 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
115 personnel · 2 stations

Perth Amboy Fire is a Volunteer department serving Perth Amboy, NJ (Middlesex County), with 2 stations and 115 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #731 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $5,784,178.

  • National personnel rank #731 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #24 of 487
  • 1.74 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Middlesex County

Perth Amboy Fire vs. the national personnel distribution

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

115 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 12016 · Perth Amboy Fire, NJ 115 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 115
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #731
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pleasant Valley F…
  • FEMA-HEAVY $5.8M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pleasant Valley Fire District, NY (+ 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
Perth Amboy, NJ
FDID
12016

FEMA Grant History

$5.8M
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2022)
6
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FF-00059 $3,609,480
2017 EMW2016FO00905 $162,728
2016 EMW2015FH00022 $1,096,000
2014 EMW2013FH00814 $477,520
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0533 $240,000
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0436 $198,450

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Perth Amboy Fire's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #24 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #731 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 219% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Perth Amboy Fire is 4.7% 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.

1.74 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 115 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pleasant Valley Fire District, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 115 personnel

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

Pleasant Valley Fire District, NY 115 South Creek Volunteer Fire Department, PA 115 City of Santa Monica Fire Department, CA 115 Arbutus Volunteer Fire Department, MD 115 Lewes Fire Department Incorporated, DE 115 Egnar-Slick Rock Fire Protection District, CO 114 Monroe County Emergency Services, GA 114 Galena Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 116

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Perth Amboy Fire have?

Perth Amboy Fire has 115 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 219% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #731 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #24 of 487 by personnel.

Does Perth Amboy Fire provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Perth Amboy Fire operate?

Perth Amboy Fire operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Perth Amboy Fire?

Perth Amboy Fire is a Volunteer department serving Middlesex County, NJ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Perth Amboy Fire received federal grants?

Yes, Perth Amboy Fire has received 6 FEMA grants totaling $5,784,178 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.