Department profile

Volunteer

Township of Washington Fire Department

Washington, NJ · Bergen County. Township of Washington Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 54 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

54
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Township of Washington Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the New Jersey average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. New Jersey average
1
station
$258,483
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
58/100
Township of Washington 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
54 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 F
$4,787 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
54 personnel · 1 station

Township of Washington Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Washington, NJ (Bergen County), with 1 station and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,395 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $258,483.

  • National personnel rank #3,395 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #102 of 487
  • 1.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • 64 other listed departments in Bergen County

Township of Washington Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

54 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 02660 · Township of Washington Fire Department, NJ 54 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,395
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brantley Fire and…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $258K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brantley Fire and Rescue, AL (+ 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
Washington, NJ
FDID
02660

FEMA Grant History

$258K
Cumulative funding (FY2005–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00986 $74,249.83
2005 EMW-2005-FG-1454 $184,233

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Township of Washington Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #102 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,395 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Township of Washington Fire Department is 1.4% 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.

1.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brantley Fire and Rescue, AL (+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 volunteer peers near 54 personnel

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

Brantley Fire and Rescue, AL 54 Coon Rapids Fire Department, MN 54 Wilkins Township Volunteer Fire Department 3, PA 54 Temple Terrace Fire Department, FL 54 Clay County Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated, NC 54 South Baldwin Volunteer Fire Company, PA 54 Delhi Charter Township Fire Department, MI 54 Kingsland Fire and Rescue, GA 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Township of Washington Fire Department have?

Township of Washington Fire Department has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,395 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #102 of 487 by personnel.

Does Township of Washington Fire Department provide EMS services?

Township of Washington Fire Department 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 Township of Washington Fire Department operate?

Township of Washington Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Township of Washington Fire Department?

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

Has Township of Washington Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Township of Washington Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $258,482.83 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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