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Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department

Albany, OH · Meigs County. Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Ohio average.

15th pct.
national personnel size
-43%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$183,249
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
36/100
Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services 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
17 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
$10,779 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
17 personnel · 1 station

Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a Volunteer department serving Albany, OH (Meigs County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,056 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $183,249.

  • National personnel rank #19,056 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #1,022 of 1,108
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Meigs County

Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 53229 · Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 17 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,056
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Onslow Fire Depar…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $183K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Onslow Fire Department and First Responders, IA (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Albany, OH
FDID
53229

FEMA Grant History

$183K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0094 $183,249

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #1,022 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,056 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is 4.6% of Meigs County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 366 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 46% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Onslow Fire Department and First Responders, IA (+0 personnel).

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Rutland Fire Department
Rutland · volunteer
Salem Center Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

Onslow Fire Department and First Responders, IA 17 Douglas City Fire Department, CA 17 Pilger Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, NE 17 Welty Volunteer Fire Department, OK 17 Tolstoy Fire Department Incorporated, SD 17 Rhea Hollene Volunteer Fire Department, TX 17 Newalla Fire Department, OK 17 Dovray Fire Department, MN 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department have?

Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,056 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #1,022 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department operate?

Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department?

Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a Volunteer department serving Meigs County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department received federal grants?

Yes, Columbia Township Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $183,249 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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.