Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company

Spencer, IN · Owen County. Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company is a Volunteer department and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Indiana average.

18th pct.
national personnel size
-22%
vs. Indiana average

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company

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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
18 personnel

Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Spencer, IN (Owen County) and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,386 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,386 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #497 of 589
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Owen County

Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 82% higher than 18% 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 60010 · Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company, IN 18 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,386
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Muskingum Townshi…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Muskingum Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Spencer, IN
FDID
60010

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #497 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,386 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 22% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster geometry

Owen County HIFLD mix around Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company

Owen County: 8 departments, 117 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 88% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Muskingum Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Cataract Volunteer Fire Department
Spencer · volunteer
Owen Valley Fire Territory
Spencer · volunteer
All IN departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Muskingum Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 18 McAlmont Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Silver Run Volunteer Fire Department, MS 18 Climax Volunteer Fire Department, MN 18 Nielsville Volunteer Fire Department, MN 18 Ruthton Fire Department, MN 18 Reyno-Biggers Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Jumpertown Volunteer Fire Department, MS 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company have?

Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% below the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,386 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #497 of 589 by personnel.

Does Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company provide EMS services?

Yes, Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company operate?

Station count data for Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company?

Clay Township-Owen County Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Owen County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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