Department profile

Volunteer

Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station

Rutherford, NJ · Bergen County. Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 74 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

74
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Jersey average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+106%
vs. New Jersey average
3
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
Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station

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
24.7 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
74 personnel · 3 stations

Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station is a Volunteer department serving Rutherford, NJ (Bergen County), with 3 stations and 74 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,735 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,735 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #56 of 487
  • 4.05 stations per 100 personnel
  • 64 other listed departments in Bergen County

Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

74 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 02560 · Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station, NJ 74 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 74
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,735
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fort Oglethorpe
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fort Oglethorpe 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
Rutherford, NJ
FDID
02560

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #56 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,735 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 106% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station is 2.0% 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.

4.05 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 74 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fort Oglethorpe Fire Department, GA (+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 volunteer peers near 74 personnel

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

Fort Oglethorpe Fire Department, GA 74 Tolland Fire Department Incorporated, CT 74 Clear Creek Fire Authority, CO 74 Forest Grove Fire and Rescue, OR 74 Oxford Fire and Rescue - Central Station, ME 74 Jefferson Fire Department, GA 74 Garner Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 74 Goshen Fire Company, PA 74

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station have?

Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station has 74 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 106% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,735 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #56 of 487 by personnel.

Does Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station provide EMS services?

Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station 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 Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station operate?

Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station?

Rutherford Fire Department - Ames Avenue Station is a Volunteer department serving Bergen 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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