Fire Department Staffing

The NFFD has a complement of 140 full-time employees operating from four divisions: Communications, Fire Prevention, Suppression and Training and an approved complement of 104 volunteer firefighters.

Four full-time stations are based in the urban area and three volunteer stations are located in the suburban/rural area of the city.

Full-time suppression staff is comprised of 4 Platoons consisting of 33 firefighters on each platoon, including a Platoon Chief. If staffing is below 26 full-time firefighters on any shift, firefighters are called in to fill the positions.

There were three retirements in 2021: One (1) Fire Chief One (1) Platoon Chief One (1) Fire Prevention Officer