Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Marion Township Fire Department

Marion, OH · Marion County. Marion Township Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Marion Township Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Ohio average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+13%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$4,270,777
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
61/100
Marion 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 D
17 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
$125,611 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 2 stations

Marion Township Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Marion, OH (Marion County), with 2 stations and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,413 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $4,270,777.

  • National personnel rank #8,413 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #468 of 1,108
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Marion County

Marion Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 51113 · Marion Township Fire Department, OH 34 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,413
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fulda
  • FEMA-MID $4.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fulda Fire Department, MN (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Marion, OH
FDID
51113

FEMA Grant History

$4.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2018)
7
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00496 $716,026.88
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00438 $344,622.73
2014 EMW2013FO06226 $319,326
2013 EMW2013FH00559 $1,119,611
2012 EMW2011FH00918 $1,150,006
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0979 $224,884
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0618 $396,300

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Marion Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #468 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,413 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 13% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Marion County

County mix is mostly volunteer (8 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fulda Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Battle Run Fire Department
Prospect · volunteer
First Consolidated Fire District
Caledonia · volunteer
Green Camp Township Fire Department
Green Camp · volunteer
Marion City Fire Department
Marion · career
New Vision Fire and Rescue
Marion · volunteer
Pleasant Township Fire Department
Marion · volunteer
Scioto Valley Fire District
La Rue · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 34 personnel

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

Fulda Fire Department, MN 34 Minot Rural Fire Department, ND 34 Crossroads Fire Department, TN 34 Antrim Fire Department, NH 34 Newton Fire Department, IA 34 Canton Fire Department, MS 34 Bogalusa Fire Department, LA 34 Hooksett Fire-Rescue Department, NH 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Marion Township Fire Department have?

Marion Township Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,413 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #468 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Marion Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Marion Township Fire Department operate?

Marion Township Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Marion Township Fire Department?

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

Has Marion Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Marion Township Fire Department has received 7 FEMA grants totaling $4,270,776.61 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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