Newton Fire Department responds to around 3,000 calls per year. For EMS response; Newton Fire/EMS's primary response district includes the cities of Newton and North Newton, as well as the eastern half of Harvey County. For Newton Fire/EMS's fire response; Newton Fire/EMS provides fire protection to the cities of Newton and North Newton, as well as a few outlying rural townships. Mutual aid is provided to the surrounding volunteer fire departments in Harvey County as needed, and those same departments can also assist NFEMS on large-scale incidents where additional resources are required.