Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Teaneck Fire Department

Teaneck, NJ · Bergen County. Teaneck Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 101 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.

101
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 4%
national personnel size
+181%
vs. New Jersey average
4
stations
$698,251
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Teaneck 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
25.3 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 D
$6,913 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
101 personnel · 4 stations

Teaneck Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Teaneck, NJ (Bergen County), with 4 stations and 101 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #918 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $698,251.

  • National personnel rank #918 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #30 of 487
  • 3.96 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 64 other listed departments in Bergen County

Teaneck Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

101 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 02600 · Teaneck Fire Department, NJ 101 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 101
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #918
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ McKenzie Fire and…
  • FEMA-MID $698K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: McKenzie Fire and Rescue, OR (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Teaneck, NJ
FDID
02600

FEMA Grant History

$698K
Cumulative funding (FY2021–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-08075 $261,032.65
2021 EMW-2021-FG-11928 $437,217.96

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Teaneck Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #30 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #918 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 181% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Teaneck Fire Department is 2.7% 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.

3.96 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 101 roster).

Photo-finish peer: McKenzie Fire and Rescue, OR (+0 personnel).

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 101 personnel

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

McKenzie Fire and Rescue, OR 101 Evergreen Park Fire Department, IL 101 Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, TX 101 Temple Fire and Rescue, TX 101 Everett Fire Department, MA 101 City of Alhambra Fire Department, CA 101 Muskogee Fire Department, OK 101 City of Bloomington Fire Department, IN 101

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Teaneck Fire Department have?

Teaneck Fire Department has 101 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 181% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #918 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #30 of 487 by personnel.

Does Teaneck Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Teaneck Fire Department operate?

Teaneck Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Teaneck Fire Department?

Teaneck Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bergen County, NJ. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Teaneck Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Teaneck Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $698,250.61 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.