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Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department

Riverdale, NJ · Morris County. Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the New Jersey average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
-22%
vs. New Jersey average
1
station

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Riverdale 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 B
28 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
28 personnel · 1 station

Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Riverdale, NJ (Morris County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,733 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,733 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #362 of 487
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 42 other listed departments in Morris County

Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 14330 · Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 28 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,733
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ High Hill Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: High Hill Volunteer Fire Department, GA (+ 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
Riverdale, NJ
FDID
14330

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #362 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,733 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 22% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department is 0.9% 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.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: High Hill Volunteer Fire Department, GA (+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 28 personnel

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

High Hill Volunteer Fire Department, GA 28 Reeseville Fire Department, WI 28 Celina Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, TN 28 Hitterdal Volunteer Fire Department, MN 28 Capon Bridge Volunteer Fire Department, WV 28 Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department, MN 28 Barnard Volunteer Fire Department, VT 28 Dillsboro Fire Department, IN 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department have?

Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% below the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,733 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #362 of 487 by personnel.

Does Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department?

Riverdale 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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