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Bryan Fire Department

Bryan, OH · Williams County. Bryan Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bryan Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Ohio average.

Top 42%
national personnel size
+3%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$162,213
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
47/100
Bryan 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 B
31 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
$5,233 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
31 personnel · 1 station

Bryan Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bryan, OH (Williams County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,474 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $162,213.

  • National personnel rank #9,474 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #545 of 1,108
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Williams County

Bryan Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 86005 · Bryan Fire Department, OH 31 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wabash
  • FEMA-LIGHT $162K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wabash 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Bryan, OH
FDID
86005

FEMA Grant History

$162K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00115 $162,213

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Bryan Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #545 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,474 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 3% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Williams County HIFLD mix around Bryan Fire Department

Williams County: 10 departments, 255 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Brady Township Fire Department
West Unity · volunteer
Edgerton Fire Department
Edgerton · volunteer
Kunkle Fire Department
Kunkle · volunteer
Montpelier Fire Department
Montpelier · volunteer
Pioneer Fire Department
Pioneer · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Wabash Fire Department, IN 31 Colo Fire and Rescue, IA 31 West Liberty Fire Department, KY 31 Centerville Fire and Rescue, IN 31 Farmington Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, IA 31 Eddyville Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 31 Blue Grass Fire Department, IA 31 Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station, NH 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bryan Fire Department have?

Bryan Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,474 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #545 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Bryan Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bryan Fire Department operate?

Bryan Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bryan Fire Department?

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

Has Bryan Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bryan Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $162,213 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.