Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ashtabula Fire Department

Ashtabula, OH · Ashtabula County. Ashtabula Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 27 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ashtabula Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Ohio average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
-10%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$1,000,000
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
70/100
Ashtabula 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 C
27 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment A
$37,037 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Ashtabula Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ashtabula, OH (Ashtabula County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,912 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,000,000.

  • National personnel rank #11,912 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #708 of 1,108
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Ashtabula County

Ashtabula Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 04003 · Ashtabula Fire Department, OH 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,912
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chenango Forks
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Chenango Forks Fire Department, NY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 OH department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Ashtabula, OH
FDID
04003

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-00377 $1,000,000

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Ashtabula Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #708 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,912 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 10% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Ashtabula Fire Department is 4.4% of Ashtabula County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 620 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 60% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Chenango Forks Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Austinburg Volunteer Fire Department
Austinburg · volunteer
Conneaut Fire Department
Conneaut · volunteer
Dorset Volunteer Fire Department
Dorset · volunteer
Geneva Fire Department
Geneva · volunteer
Geneva on the Lake Fire Department
Geneva On The Lake · volunteer
Harpersfield Fire Department
Geneva · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 27 personnel

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

Chenango Forks Fire Department, NY 27 Mystic Fire Department, IA 27 West Colesville Fire Company Incorporated, NY 27 Richland Township Fire Department, MI 27 Glenwood Springs Fire Department, CO 27 Tarboro Fire Department, NC 27 Rainbow City Fire Department, AL 27 Eastpointe Fire and Rescue, MI 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ashtabula Fire Department have?

Ashtabula Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,912 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #708 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Ashtabula Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Ashtabula Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Ashtabula Fire Department operate?

Ashtabula Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ashtabula Fire Department?

Ashtabula Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ashtabula County, OH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Ashtabula Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Ashtabula Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,000,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Ohio?

Ohio has 1,501 fire departments with 44,930 total personnel. 62% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.