Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Cambridge Fire Department

Cambridge, OH · Guernsey County. Cambridge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cambridge Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Ohio average.

25th pct.
national personnel size
-33%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$178,881
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Cambridge 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 D
20 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 D
$8,944 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 1 station

Cambridge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Cambridge, OH (Guernsey County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,789 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $178,881.

  • National personnel rank #16,789 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #938 of 1,108
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Guernsey County

Cambridge Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 75% higher than 25% 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 30003 · Cambridge Fire Department, OH 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,789
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gulf Park Estates…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $179K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gulf Park Estates Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Cambridge, OH
FDID
30003

FEMA Grant History

$179K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-00138 $178,881

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Cambridge Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #938 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,789 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 33% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Cambridge Fire Department is 8.2% of Guernsey County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 243 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gulf Park Estates Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Byesville Volunteer Fire Department
Byesville · volunteer
Fairview Volunteer Fire Department
Quaker City · volunteer
Lore City Fire Department
Lore City · other
Old Washington Volunteer Fire Department
Old Washington · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 20 personnel

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

Gulf Park Estates Volunteer Fire Department, MS 20 Opportunity Rural Fire District, MT 20 Graysville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 20 Center Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 20 Bluefield Fire Department, WV 20 Signal Mountain Fire Department, TN 20 Diberville Fire Department, MS 20 Lynn Haven Fire Department, FL 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cambridge Fire Department have?

Cambridge Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,789 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #938 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Cambridge Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cambridge Fire Department operate?

Cambridge Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cambridge Fire Department?

Cambridge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Guernsey County, OH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Cambridge Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cambridge Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $178,881 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.