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Lakemore Fire Department

Lakemore, OH · Summit County. Lakemore Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lakemore Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 35%
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$1,033,047
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
77/100
Lakemore 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 B
35 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
$29,516 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Lakemore Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lakemore, OH (Summit County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,890 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,033,047.

  • National personnel rank #7,890 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #424 of 1,108
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 28 other listed departments in Summit County

Lakemore Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 35% higher than 65% 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 77023 · Lakemore Fire Department, OH 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,890
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hoosier Energy Em…
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hoosier Energy Emergency Response Team, IN (+ 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
Lakemore, OH
FDID
77023

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-08525 $812,419.04
2014 EMW2013FH00803 $220,628

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Lakemore Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #424 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,890 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Lakemore Fire Department is 2.6% of Summit County roster mass

The county lists 40 departments totaling 1,364 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hoosier Energy Emergency Response Team, IN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Hoosier Energy Emergency Response Team, IN 35 Northern Warren Fire Department, IA 35 Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 35 West Lafayette Fire Department, IN 35 Arlington Fire Department, TN 35 Plaistow Fire Department, NH 35 Sandown Fire and Rescue, NH 35 Ocean Park Rescue Squad, VA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lakemore Fire Department have?

Lakemore Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,890 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #424 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Lakemore Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lakemore Fire Department operate?

Lakemore Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lakemore Fire Department?

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

Has Lakemore Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Lakemore Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,033,047.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.