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Madison Township Fire Department

Mansfield, OH · Richland County. Madison Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 21%
national personnel size
+53%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$2,249,695
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
67/100
Madison 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
23 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 A
$48,906 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
46 personnel · 2 stations

Madison Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mansfield, OH (Richland County), with 2 stations and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,620 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,249,695.

  • National personnel rank #4,620 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #201 of 1,108
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Richland County

Madison Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 70113 · Madison Township Fire Department, OH 46 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,620
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Minidoka County F…
  • FEMA-MID $2.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station, ID (+ 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
Mansfield, OH
FDID
70113

FEMA Grant History

$2.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2019)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00705 $1,132,995.42
2019 EMW-2019-FG-06293 $345,954.64
2018 EMW-2018-FO-00025 $174,762
2017 EMW-2017-FV-00017 $406,192
2017 EMW2016FO00770 $189,791

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Madison Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #201 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,620 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 53% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Madison Township Fire Department is 8.3% of Richland County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 552 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station, ID (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Franklin Township Fire Department
Shelby · volunteer
Mansfield Fire Department
Mansfield · career
Mifflin Township Fire Department
Mansfield · volunteer
Shelby Fire Department
Shelby · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

Minidoka County Fire Protection District - West End Station, ID 46 Carter Fire District, IN 46 Marguerite Volunteer Fire Department, PA 46 Elkhorn Area Fire Department, WI 46 United States Steel Midwest Division Fire Department, IN 46 East Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 46 North Central Scott County Volunteer Fire Department - Midway Station, MS 46 City of Franklin Fire Department, NH 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Madison Township Fire Department have?

Madison Township Fire Department has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 53% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,620 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #201 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Madison Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Madison Township Fire Department operate?

Madison Township Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Madison Township Fire Department?

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

Has Madison Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Madison Township Fire Department has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $2,249,695.06 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2019 (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.