Department profile

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Dorset Volunteer Fire Department

Dorset, OH · Ashtabula County. Dorset Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 14 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.

14
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Dorset Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Ohio average.

8th pct.
national personnel size
-53%
vs. Ohio average
1
station

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
18/100
Dorset Volunteer 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 F
14 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
14 personnel · 1 station

Dorset Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dorset, OH (Ashtabula County), with 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,716 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,716 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #1,082 of 1,108
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Ashtabula County

Dorset Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 04113 · Dorset Volunteer Fire Department, OH 14 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,716
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pleasant Valley
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pleasant Valley Fire Department, AZ (+ 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
Dorset, OH
FDID
04113

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Dorset Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #1,082 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,716 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 53% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Dorset Volunteer Fire Department is 2.3% of Ashtabula County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 620 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 60% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pleasant Valley Fire Department, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Ashtabula Fire Department
Ashtabula · career
Austinburg Volunteer Fire Department
Austinburg · volunteer
Conneaut Fire Department
Conneaut · volunteer
Geneva Fire Department
Geneva · volunteer
Geneva on the Lake Fire Department
Geneva On The Lake · volunteer
Harpersfield Fire Department
Geneva · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 14 personnel

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

Pleasant Valley Fire Department, AZ 14 Potter Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 14 Ouaquaga Fire Company, NY 14 Castle Creek Volunteer Fire Department, NY 14 Forgan Fire Department, OK 14 Preston Area Volunteer Fire Department, MO 14 Michigan Department of Natural Resources - Baldwin Field Office, MI 14 Arcadia Township Fire Department, MI 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dorset Volunteer Fire Department have?

Dorset Volunteer Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 53% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,716 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #1,082 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Dorset Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Dorset Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Dorset Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Dorset Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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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