Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Franklin Township Fire Department

Indianapolis, IN · Marion County. Franklin Township Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 103 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.

103
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Franklin Township Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Indiana average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+348%
vs. Indiana average
4
stations
$223,745
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
33/100
Franklin Township 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 C
25.8 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 F
$2,172 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
103 personnel · 4 stations

Franklin Township Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Indianapolis, IN (Marion County), with 4 stations and 103 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #880 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $223,745.

  • National personnel rank #880 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #23 of 589
  • 3.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 17 other listed departments in Marion County

Franklin Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

103 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 49004 · Franklin Township Fire Department, IN 103 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 103
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #880
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Williamsburg Coun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $224K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Williamsburg County Fire Department, SC (+ 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Indianapolis, IN
FDID
49004

FEMA Grant History

$224K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-03214 $223,745

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Franklin Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #23 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #880 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 348% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster fringe

Franklin Township Fire Department is 6.9% of Marion County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 1,494 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 103 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Williamsburg County Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 103 personnel

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

Williamsburg County Fire Department, SC 103 Menlo Park Fire Protection District, CA 103 Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, VA 103 Menomonee Falls Fire Department, WI 103 Garden Grove Fire Department, CA 103 Parma Fire Department, OH 103 Battle Creek Fire Department, MI 103 Oak Lawn Fire Department, IL 103

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Franklin Township Fire Department have?

Franklin Township Fire Department has 103 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 348% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #880 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #23 of 589 by personnel.

Does Franklin Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Franklin Township Fire Department operate?

Franklin Township Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Franklin Township Fire Department?

Franklin Township Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Marion County, IN. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Franklin Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Franklin Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $223,745 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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