Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Marietta Fire Department

Marietta, OH · Washington County. Marietta Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 33%
national personnel size
+20%
vs. Ohio average
3
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Marietta 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 F
12 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
36 personnel · 3 stations

Marietta Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Marietta, OH (Washington County), with 3 stations and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,375 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,375 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #382 of 1,108
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Washington County

Marietta Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 33% higher than 67% 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 84023 · Marietta Fire Department, OH 36 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,375
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sioux Center
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sioux Center Fire Department, IA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Marietta, OH
FDID
84023

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Marietta Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #382 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,375 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Marietta Fire Department is 8.5% of Washington County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 424 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 73% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sioux Center Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Beverly Volunteer Fire Department
Beverly · volunteer
Devola Volunteer Fire Company
Marietta · volunteer
Little Hocking Fire Department
Little Hocking · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 36 personnel

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

Sioux Center Fire Department, IA 36 Clarkfield Fire Department / Clarkfield Area Ambulance, MN 36 Durham Fire Department, NH 36 Washington Township / Buck Creek Fire Department, IN 36 Fort Lee Fire and Emergency Services / Fire, VA 36 Springfield Fire Department, TN 36 Picayune Fire Department, MS 36 San Bruno Fire Department, CA 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Marietta Fire Department have?

Marietta Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,375 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #382 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Marietta Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Marietta Fire Department operate?

Marietta Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Marietta Fire Department?

Marietta Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Washington County, OH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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