Department profile

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Town of Dover Fire Department

Dover, NJ · Morris County. Town of Dover Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 81 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.

81
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Town of Dover Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Jersey average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+125%
vs. New Jersey average
1
station
$2,027,483
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
87/100
Town of Dover 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 A
81 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 B
$25,031 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
81 personnel · 1 station

Town of Dover Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dover, NJ (Morris County), with 1 station and 81 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,440 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,027,483.

  • National personnel rank #1,440 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #48 of 487
  • 1.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 42 other listed departments in Morris County

Town of Dover Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

81 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 14090 · Town of Dover Fire Department, NJ 81 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 81
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,440
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Platte
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North Platte Fire Department, NE (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Dover, NJ
FDID
14090

FEMA Grant History

$2.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2023)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-00574 $1,279,698.52
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00482 $-0.2
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00335 $450,222.1
2017 EMW-2017-FV-01400 $178,729
2013 EMW2012FH00966 $118,834

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Town of Dover Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #48 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,440 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 125% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Town of Dover Fire Department is 2.6% 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.

1.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 81 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North Platte Fire Department, NE (+0 personnel).

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 81 personnel

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

North Platte Fire Department, NE 81 Lake Shore Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 81 Cortland Fire Department, NY 81 Lakewood Fire Department, OH 81 Bay Leaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 81 Haddam Volunteer Fire Department, CT 81 Carroll County Fire Department / Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department, MD 81 Prospect Park Fire Company, PA 81

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Town of Dover Fire Department have?

Town of Dover Fire Department has 81 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 125% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,440 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #48 of 487 by personnel.

Does Town of Dover Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Town of Dover Fire Department operate?

Town of Dover Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Town of Dover Fire Department?

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

Has Town of Dover Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Town of Dover Fire Department has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $2,027,483.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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