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Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District

Lynchburg, OH · Highland County. Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 35%
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$379,048
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
37/100
Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District

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 D
17.5 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 C
$10,830 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 2 stations

Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District is a Volunteer department serving Lynchburg, OH (Highland County), with 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,925 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $379,048.

  • National personnel rank #7,925 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #425 of 1,108
  • 5.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Highland County

Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District 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 36009 · Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District, OH 35 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,925
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greenwood Lake
  • FEMA-LIGHT $379K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greenwood Lake Fire Department, NY (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Lynchburg, OH
FDID
36009

FEMA Grant History

$379K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-07535 $379,048

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #425 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,925 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Highland County HIFLD mix around Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District

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

5.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greenwood Lake Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Greenfield Fire Department
Greenfield · volunteer
Hillsboro Fire and Rescue
Hillsboro · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Greenwood Lake Fire Department, NY 35 Freeport Fire Department, FL 35 Kiel Fire Department, WI 35 Devils Lake Rural Fire Department, ND 35 Left Beaver Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, KY 35 Ionia Volunteer Fire Company, NY 35 Gorham Fire Department, NY 35 Fancher-Hulbertson-Murray Volunteer Fire Company, NY 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District have?

Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District 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 #7,925 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #425 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District provide EMS services?

Yes, Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District operate?

Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District?

Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District is a Volunteer department serving Highland County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District received federal grants?

Yes, Lynchburg Area Joint Fire and Ambulance District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $379,048 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.