Department profile

Volunteer

Carlisle Township Fire Department

Lagrange, OH · Lorain County. Carlisle Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 31 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Carlisle Township 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
$630,149
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
68/100
Carlisle Township 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment B
$20,327 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
31 personnel · 1 station

Carlisle Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lagrange, OH (Lorain 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 #9,485 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $630,149.

  • National personnel rank #9,485 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #546 of 1,108
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • 21 other listed departments in Lorain County

Carlisle Township 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 47109 · Carlisle Township Fire Department, OH 31 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,485
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Yreka Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $630K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Yreka Volunteer Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Lagrange, OH
FDID
47109

FEMA Grant History

$630K
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2016)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2014FH00673 $152,729
2013 EMW2012FV02265 $190,000
2013 EMW2012FF00378 $47,070
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0267 $240,350

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Carlisle Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #546 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,485 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 fringe

Carlisle Township Fire Department is 4.4% of Lorain County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 700 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Yreka Volunteer Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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Columbia Station · volunteer
Eaton Township Fire and Rescue
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Elyria Fire Department
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Elyria Township Fire Department
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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.

Yreka Volunteer Fire Department, CA 31 Pine Grove Fire Department, NY 31 Hatley Volunteer Fire Department, MS 31 Diamond Fire Company, PA 31 Durand City Volunteer Fire Department, WI 31 Loyalton Fire Department, CA 31 Pryor Fire Department, OK 31 Locust Grove Fire Department, OK 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Carlisle Township Fire Department have?

Carlisle Township 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 #9,485 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #546 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Carlisle Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

Carlisle Township Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Carlisle Township Fire Department operate?

Carlisle Township Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Carlisle Township Fire Department?

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

Has Carlisle Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Carlisle Township Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $630,149 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.