Department profile

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Delta Community Fire Department

Delta, OH · Fulton County. Delta Community Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Delta Community Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Ohio average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+13%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$489,429
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
40/100
Delta Community 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 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
$14,395 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 2 stations

Delta Community Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Delta, OH (Fulton County), with 2 stations and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,311 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $489,429.

  • National personnel rank #8,311 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #455 of 1,108
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Fulton County

Delta Community Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 26003 · Delta Community Fire Department, OH 34 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,311
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lake Hamilton
  • FEMA-LIGHT $489K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lake Hamilton Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Delta, OH
FDID
26003

FEMA Grant History

$489K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-02981 $203,714
2017 EMW2016FV02170 $285,715

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Delta Community Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #455 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,311 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 13% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Fulton County HIFLD mix around Delta Community Fire Department

Fulton County: 10 departments, 290 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 90% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lake Hamilton Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Fayette Fire Department
Fayette · volunteer
Village of Swanton Fire Department
Swanton · volunteer
Wauseon Fire Department
Wauseon · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Lake Hamilton Fire Department, AR 34 Grindstone Volunteer Fire Department, PA 34 Normalville Area Volunteer Fire Department, PA 34 Harahan Volunteer Fire Department, LA 34 Evansville Fire Department, WY 34 Ward Four Fire Protection District, LA 34 Alturas City Fire Department, CA 34 Cobb Volunteer Fire Department, WI 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Delta Community Fire Department have?

Delta Community Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,311 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #455 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Delta Community Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Delta Community Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Delta Community Fire Department operate?

Delta Community Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Delta Community Fire Department?

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

Has Delta Community Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Delta Community Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $489,429 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.