Department profile

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Hillsboro Fire and Rescue

Hillsboro, OH · Highland County. Hillsboro Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Ohio average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+13%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
76/100
Hillsboro Fire and Rescue

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 B
34 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
34 personnel · 1 station

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Hillsboro, OH (Highland County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,370 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,370 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #460 of 1,108
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Highland County

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue 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 36005 · Hillsboro Fire and Rescue, OH 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,370
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tisch Mills
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tisch Mills 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
Hillsboro, OH
FDID
36005

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Hillsboro Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #460 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,370 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Highland County HIFLD mix around Hillsboro Fire and Rescue

Highland County: 8 departments, 176 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 88% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Greenfield Fire Department
Greenfield · 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.

Tisch Mills Fire Department, WI 34 Big Piney-Marbleton Volunteer Fire Department, WY 34 Triadelpha Volunteer Fire Department, WV 34 Seneca Castle Fire Department, NY 34 Belmont Volunteer Fire Department, WV 34 Valley Center Fire Protection District, CA 34 South Onondaga Fire Department, NY 34 Norwood Volunteer Fire Department, WI 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hillsboro Fire and Rescue have?

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue 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 #8,370 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #460 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Hillsboro Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hillsboro Fire and Rescue operate?

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hillsboro Fire and Rescue?

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Highland 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.