Department profile

Volunteer

Columbiana Fire Department

Columbiana, OH · Columbiana County. Columbiana Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Columbiana Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+23%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$449,524
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
66/100
Columbiana 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
37 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 C
$12,149 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 1 station

Columbiana Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Columbiana, OH (Columbiana County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,978 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $449,524.

  • National personnel rank #6,978 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #348 of 1,108
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 24 other listed departments in Columbiana County

Columbiana Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 15005 · Columbiana Fire Department, OH 37 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #6,978
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Blasdell Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $450K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Blasdell Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Columbiana, OH
FDID
15005

FEMA Grant History

$450K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-01175 $449,523.8

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Columbiana Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #348 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,978 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 23% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Columbiana Fire Department is 6.5% of Columbiana County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 570 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 63% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Blasdell Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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Highlandtown Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

Blasdell Volunteer Fire Department, NY 37 Joel Volunteer Fire Department, NM 37 Millgrove Volunteer Fire Department, NY 37 Parrish Fire District, FL 37 Rice Volunteer Fire Department, VA 37 Newbern Volunteer Fire Department, VA 37 Gretna Volunteer Fire Department, VA 37 Walker Fire Protection Association, AZ 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Columbiana Fire Department have?

Columbiana Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,978 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #348 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Columbiana Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Columbiana Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Columbiana Fire Department operate?

Columbiana Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Columbiana Fire Department?

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

Has Columbiana Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Columbiana Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $449,523.8 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.