BETHESDA FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

What This Data Tells You About BETHESDA FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

BETHESDA FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES operates as a Volunteer department in Bethesda, within Belmont County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 35 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active, which directly affects how medical calls in the service area are routed and how quickly an advanced life support unit can reach a patient. Department type matters because career, volunteer, and combination organizations carry very different response-time profiles and funding sources.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Ohio has 1,501 registered fire departments and 44,930 total personnel, averaging roughly 30 staff per department. BETHESDA FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES runs 17% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 68,900 fires, 138 fire deaths, and 62% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: BETHESDA FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $647,147.38 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff. Residents, insurers, and mutual-aid partners use these data points to judge whether coverage is adequate for the built environment, whether ISO ratings are defensible, and where future capital investment should flow. All figures on this page come from the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) public dataset, USFA published statistics, and USAspending.gov, and are presented without editing so the underlying federal record remains transparent and verifiable.