Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Ashland Division of Fire

Ashland, OH · Ashland County. City of Ashland Division of Fire is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Ashland Division of Fire pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+27%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$626,465
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
71/100
City of Ashland Division of Fire

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 A
38 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 C
$16,486 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 1 station

City of Ashland Division of Fire is a Career (Paid) department serving Ashland, OH (Ashland County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,686 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $626,465.

  • National personnel rank #6,686 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #326 of 1,108
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Ashland County

City of Ashland Division of Fire vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 03001 · City of Ashland Division of Fire, OH 38 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,686
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Attalla Fire and…
  • FEMA-MID $626K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Attalla Fire and Rescue, AL (+ 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
Ashland, OH
FDID
03001

FEMA Grant History

$626K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-06795 $257,386
2017 EMW-2017-FR-00033 $369,079

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How City of Ashland Division of Fire's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #326 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,686 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 27% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Ashland County

County mix is mostly volunteer (8 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Attalla Fire and Rescue, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Green-Perrysville Fire Department
Perrysville · other
Jeromesville Volunteer Fire Department
Jeromesville · volunteer
Loudonville Fire Department
Loudonville · volunteer
Mifflin Volunteer Fire Department
Ashland · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 38 personnel

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

Attalla Fire and Rescue, AL 38 Colington Fire Department, NC 38 Kingston Fire District, RI 38 West Kittanning Fire Department, PA 38 Pleasant Valley Fire Department, MO 38 East Lake Fire Tarpon Special Fire Control District, FL 38 Enterprise Fire Department - Central Station, AL 38 Black Hawk Fire Department, CO 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Ashland Division of Fire have?

City of Ashland Division of Fire has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,686 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #326 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does City of Ashland Division of Fire provide EMS services?

Yes, City of Ashland Division of Fire provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does City of Ashland Division of Fire operate?

City of Ashland Division of Fire operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is City of Ashland Division of Fire?

City of Ashland Division of Fire is a Career (Paid) department serving Ashland County, OH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has City of Ashland Division of Fire received federal grants?

Yes, City of Ashland Division of Fire has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $626,465 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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