Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Loudonville Fire Department

Loudonville, OH · Ashland County. Loudonville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 55 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.

55
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Loudonville Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Ohio average.

Top 14%
national personnel size
+83%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
92/100
Loudonville 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 A
55 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
55 personnel · 1 station

Loudonville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Loudonville, OH (Ashland County), with 1 station and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,186 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,186 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #131 of 1,108
  • 1.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Ashland County

Loudonville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 03009 · Loudonville Fire Department, OH 55 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,186
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Toga Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Toga Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Loudonville, OH
FDID
03009

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Loudonville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #131 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,186 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 83% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Ashland County HIFLD mix around Loudonville Fire Department

Ashland County: 12 departments, 285 personnel (8 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 92% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Toga Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Green-Perrysville Fire Department
Perrysville · other
Jeromesville Volunteer Fire Department
Jeromesville · volunteer
Mifflin Volunteer Fire Department
Ashland · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Toga Volunteer Fire Department, VA 55 Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Company, MD 55 Dobbins Air Reserve Base Fire Department-Dod, GA 55 Ozark Fire Department - Dowling Fire Station, AL 55 Number 9 Township Volunteer Fire Department, NC 55 Lawrenceville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 55 Windsor Township Emergency Services, MI 55 Leonia Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Loudonville Fire Department have?

Loudonville Fire Department has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 83% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,186 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #131 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Loudonville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Loudonville Fire Department operate?

Loudonville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Loudonville Fire Department?

Loudonville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ashland 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.