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Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department

Barnesville, OH · Belmont County. Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 80 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.

80
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Ohio average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+167%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$205,600
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
56/100
Barnesville Volunteer 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 A
80 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
$2,570 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
80 personnel · 1 station

Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Barnesville, OH (Belmont County), with 1 station and 80 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,450 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $205,600.

  • National personnel rank #1,450 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #52 of 1,108
  • 1.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 23 other listed departments in Belmont County

Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

80 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 07003 · Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department, OH 80 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 80
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,450
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Singerly Fire Com…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $206K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Singerly Fire Company, MD (+ 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
Barnesville, OH
FDID
07003

FEMA Grant History

$206K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-04678 $205,600.47

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #52 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,450 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 167% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Belmont County HIFLD mix around Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department

Belmont County: 26 departments, 791 personnel (20 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 88% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 80 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Singerly Fire Company, MD (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Belmont County Fire Department
Saint Clairsville · career
Belmont County Fire Department
Bellaire · career
Belmont County Fire Department
Bellaire · volunteer
Belmont Volunteer Fire Department
Belmont · volunteer
Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department
Bridgeport · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 80 personnel

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

Singerly Fire Company, MD 80 Community Fire Company of Perryville Maryland, MD 80 Blair Township-Duncansville Fire Department, PA 80 Silver Creek Fire Department, NY 80 Guil - Rand Fire Protective Association, NC 80 Bethany Volunteer Firemans Association, CT 80 Carroll County Fire Department, MD 80 LA Plata Volunteer Fire Department, MD 80

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department has 80 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 167% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,450 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #52 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Barnesville Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $205,600.47 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.