Department profile

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City of Norton Fire Division

Norton, OH · Summit County. City of Norton Fire Division is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Norton Fire Division pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+37%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$356,250
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
City of Norton Fire Division

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
20.5 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
$8,689 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
41 personnel · 2 stations

City of Norton Fire Division is a Volunteer department serving Norton, OH (Summit County), with 2 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,674 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $356,250.

  • National personnel rank #5,674 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #269 of 1,108
  • 4.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 28 other listed departments in Summit County

City of Norton Fire Division vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 77127 · City of Norton Fire Division, OH 41 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,674
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hamilton Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $356K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hamilton 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Norton, OH
FDID
77127

FEMA Grant History

$356K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV00353 $356,250

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How City of Norton Fire Division's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #269 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,674 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 37% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

City of Norton Fire Division is 3.0% of Summit County roster mass

The county lists 40 departments totaling 1,364 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 41 roster).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department, IN 41 Wabash Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 41 Greenbrier Fire Department, TN 41 Chester Fire Department, NH 41 Town of Algoma Fire Department, WI 41 Rice Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MN 41 Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department, MS 41 Seminole Fire Department, OK 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Norton Fire Division have?

City of Norton Fire Division has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 37% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,674 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #269 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does City of Norton Fire Division provide EMS services?

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

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

City of Norton Fire Division operates 2 fire stations.

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

City of Norton Fire Division is a Volunteer department serving Summit County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has City of Norton Fire Division received federal grants?

Yes, City of Norton Fire Division has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $356,250 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.