NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF FIRE SAFETY ANNUAL REPORTS
"FIRE IN NEW JERSEY"

This page contains annual reports as complied by the State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Division of Fire Safety.

These reports are reviewed by the Statistics & Information Council for the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety.

The data presented in these reports reflects the pain and sacrifice experienced by the victims of fire, the loss of jobs, and the destruction in our communities where the fires occurred. The purpose of this report is to raise our awareness of the impact that fire has on our state. Once the problems are identified steps can be taken to solve them.

In addition to describing the fire problem, the data in this report show that fire department personnel respond to a wide range of emergencies.

In many communities throughout the state, fire departments are first responders to emergency medical calls, motor vehicle and industrial accidents, hazardous materials incidents, and other potential life threatening emergencies.

Firefighters and fire officers, both career and volunteer, are responsible for the data in this report. They are the ones who complete the necessary reports documenting the incidents to which their fire department responds.

The Statistics and Information Council is grateful to these dedicated individuals. The New Jersey Division of Fire Safety Fire Incident Reporting Unit Staff should be acknowledged for their work in processing the incident data, assisting fire departments with technical support, and fire department training.

**Reminder: To ensure your 2011 incident data is included in the 2011 Fire in New Jersey report, please email all of your 2011 incident files to the New Jersey State Division of Fire Safety NFIRS Unit prior to May 15, 2012.  

**Note: all reports are in .pdf format - Acrobat Reader required