Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department

Fostoria, OH · Seneca County. Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

36th pct.
national personnel size
-20%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$1,714,021
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
71/100
Fostoria 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 C
24 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 A
$71,418 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fostoria, OH (Seneca County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,412 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,714,021.

  • National personnel rank #14,412 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #836 of 1,108
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Seneca County

Fostoria 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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 74009 · Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,412
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jackson Township…
  • FEMA-MID $1.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Fostoria, OH
FDID
74009

FEMA Grant History

$1.7M
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-01885 $230,333.33
2017 EMW2016FH00379 $306,199.53
2014 EMW2013FH00418 $1,177,488

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #836 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,412 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 20% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is 5.9% of Seneca County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 404 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 76% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Green Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Green Springs · volunteer
McCutchenville Fire and First Responders
Mccutchenville · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 24 personnel

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

Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 24 Lake Henry Fire Department, MN 24 Brooten Fire Department, MN 24 Gum Springs Volunteer Fire Department, AR 24 Cushing Fire Department and Ambulance Service, OK 24 Cynthiana Fire Department, KY 24 Ripley Fire Department, TN 24 England Industrial Airpark Fire Department, LA 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department have?

Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,412 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #836 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department operate?

Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department?

Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Seneca County, OH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fostoria Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,714,020.86 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2023 (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.