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Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Bolivar, OH · Tuscarawas County. Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Ohio average.

42nd pct.
national personnel size
-17%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$1,947,571
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
73/100
Bolivar 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 C
25 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
$77,903 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Bolivar, OH (Tuscarawas County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,091 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,947,571.

  • National personnel rank #13,091 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #784 of 1,108
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Tuscarawas County

Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 58% higher than 42% 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 79200 · Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OH 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #13,091
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Shadeland Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $1.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Shadeland Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Bolivar, OH
FDID
79200

FEMA Grant History

$1.9M
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2023)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-07293 $497,019.09
2020 EMW-2020-FG-15798 $237,180.95
2019 EMW-2019-FG-09057 $473,371
2014 EMW2013FH00600 $740,000

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #784 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,091 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 17% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is 6.5% of Tuscarawas County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 384 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 75% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Shadeland Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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Mineral City Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Shadeland Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25 Sharpsville Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25 Wheaton Fire Department, MN 25 Treynor Fire Department/Treynor Ambualance Service, IA 25 Moorefield Community Fire Department 1 Incorporated, IN 25 Lake View Fire Department, IA 25 Schaller Fire Department, IA 25 New Richland Fire Department, MN 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,091 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #784 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

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

Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

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

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

Has Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,947,571.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.