Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ridgewood Fire Department

Ridgewood, NJ · Bergen County. Ridgewood Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 49 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.

49
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 19%
national personnel size
+36%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
53/100
Ridgewood 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
24.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
49 personnel · 2 stations

Ridgewood Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ridgewood, NJ (Bergen County), with 2 stations and 49 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,204 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,204 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #138 of 487
  • 4.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 64 other listed departments in Bergen County

Ridgewood Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

49 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 02510 · Ridgewood Fire Department, NJ 49 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 49
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,204
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cumberland Road
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cumberland Road Fire Department, NC (+ 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
Ridgewood, NJ
FDID
02510

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Ridgewood Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #138 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,204 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Ridgewood Fire Department is 1.3% of Bergen County roster mass

The county lists 103 departments totaling 3,763 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 23% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 49 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cumberland Road Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Alert Fire Company
Bergenfield · other
Allendale Boro Fire Department
Allendale · volunteer
Carlstadt Fire Department
Carlstadt · volunteer
Cresskill Volunteer Fire Department
Cresskill · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 49 personnel

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

Cumberland Road Fire Department, NC 49 Peebles District Volunteer Fire Company, PA 49 Clarkridge Volunteer Fire Department, AR 49 Summit Fire District, AZ 49 City of Oak Ridge Fire Department, TN 49 Butner Public Safety, NC 49 Crowley Fire Department - Central Station, LA 49 Washington Fire and Rescue, NC 49

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ridgewood Fire Department have?

Ridgewood Fire Department has 49 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,204 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #138 of 487 by personnel.

Does Ridgewood Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ridgewood Fire Department operate?

Ridgewood Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ridgewood Fire Department?

Ridgewood Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bergen 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.

Related guides

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