Department profile

Volunteer

Verona Fire Department

Verona, NJ · Essex County. Verona Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 56 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

56
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 14%
national personnel size
+56%
vs. New Jersey average
2
stations
$282,000
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
Verona 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment F
$5,036 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
56 personnel · 2 stations

Verona Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Verona, NJ (Essex County), with 2 stations and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,058 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $282,000.

  • National personnel rank #3,058 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #93 of 487
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 24 other listed departments in Essex County

Verona Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 07200 · Verona Fire Department, NJ 56 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,058
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oak Bluffs
  • FEMA-LIGHT $282K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oak Bluffs Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Verona, NJ
FDID
07200

FEMA Grant History

$282K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-04167 $282,000

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

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Verona Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #93 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,058 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 56% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Verona Fire Department is 2.7% of Essex County roster mass

The county lists 36 departments totaling 2,107 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 44% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oak Bluffs Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 56 personnel

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

Oak Bluffs Fire Department, MA 56 Edgartown Fire Department, MA 56 Blue Knob Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, PA 56 Allegheny Township Fire Department, PA 56 Panama Fire Department, NY 56 Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department, VA 56 Griswold Volunteer Fire Department, CT 56 Wixom Fire Department, MI 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Verona Fire Department have?

Verona Fire Department has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 56% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,058 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #93 of 487 by personnel.

Does Verona Fire Department provide EMS services?

Verona 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 Verona Fire Department operate?

Verona Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Verona Fire Department?

Verona Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Essex County, NJ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Verona Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Verona Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $282,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.