Department profile

Volunteer

Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department

Pine Brook, NJ · Morris County. Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

35
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the New Jersey average.

Top 36%
national personnel size
-3%
vs. New Jersey average
2
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
30/100
Pine Brook Volunteer 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 D
17.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
35 personnel · 2 stations

Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pine Brook, NJ (Morris County), with 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,034 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,034 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #282 of 487
  • 5.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • 42 other listed departments in Morris County

Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 14210 · Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 35 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,034
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hurt Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hurt Volunteer Fire Department, 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
Pine Brook, NJ
FDID
14210

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #282 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,034 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 3% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department is 1.1% 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.

5.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 35 roster).

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

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

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 volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Hurt Volunteer Fire Department, VA 35 River Bend Volunteer Fire Department, VA 35 Mount Cross Volunteer Fire Department, VA 35 Cottonwood Fire Department, AZ 35 Lone Pine Fire Protection District, CA 35 Horicon Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Clinton-Warren Joint Fire and Rescue, OH 35 Blanchester-Marion Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department have?

Pine Brook Volunteer 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 #8,034 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #282 of 487 by personnel.

Does Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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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