Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Chagrin Falls, OH · Geauga County. Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 89 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.

89
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Ohio average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+197%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$270,564
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
58/100
Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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 A
89 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 F
$3,040 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
89 personnel · 1 station

Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Chagrin Falls, OH (Geauga County), with 1 station and 89 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,189 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $270,564.

  • National personnel rank #1,189 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #37 of 1,108
  • 1.12 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Geauga County

Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

89 Top 5% higher than 95% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 28201 · Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OH 89 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 89
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,189
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Eden Prairie
  • FEMA-LIGHT $271K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Eden Prairie Fire Department, MN (+ 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 OH department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Chagrin Falls, OH
FDID
28201

FEMA Grant History

$271K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-06685 $270,563.8

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #37 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,189 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 197% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Geauga County HIFLD mix around Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Geauga County: 16 departments, 522 personnel (11 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 88% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.12 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 89 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Eden Prairie Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bainbridge Township Fire Department
Chagrin Falls · career
Chester Township Fire Rescue
Chesterland · other
Hambden Fire Department
Chardon · volunteer
Middlefield Fire Department
Middlefield · volunteer
Montville Fire and Rescue
Montville · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 89 personnel

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

Eden Prairie Fire Department, MN 89 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, DE 89 Nunda Fire Department, NY 89 Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department, TN 89 Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department, NY 89 Hand-IN-Hand Hose Company, PA 89 Bruceton Mills-Brandonville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 89 Columbus Fire Department, NE 89

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 89 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 197% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,189 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #37 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Geauga County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $270,563.8 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

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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