Department profile

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Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District

Danville, OH · Knox County. Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 54 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.

54
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Ohio average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+80%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$1,267,859
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
65/100
Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District

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 C
27 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 B
$23,479 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
54 personnel · 2 stations

Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Danville, OH (Knox County), with 2 stations and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,336 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,267,859.

  • National personnel rank #3,336 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #136 of 1,108
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Knox County

Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

54 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 42003 · Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District, OH 54 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,336
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greenfield
  • FEMA-MID $1.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greenfield Fire Department, WI (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Danville, OH
FDID
42003

FEMA Grant History

$1.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-00512 $1,267,859.16

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #136 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,336 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 80% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Knox County HIFLD mix around Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District

Knox County: 10 departments, 228 personnel (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 90% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greenfield Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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Mount Vernon Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 54 personnel

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

Greenfield Fire Department, WI 54 Santa Cruz Fire Department, CA 54 Lakes of the Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force, IN 54 Louisville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 54 Potsdam Fire Department, NY 54 Dunkirk Fire Department, IN 54 Elkins Park Fire Company, PA 54 Lower Merion Township Fire Department - Gladwyne Fire Company, PA 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District have?

Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 80% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,336 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #136 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District operate?

Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District?

Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Knox County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,267,859.16 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.