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Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services

Middle Point, OH · Van Wert County. Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 27%
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$219,118
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
55/100
Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services

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
40 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 D
$5,478 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 1 station

Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Middle Point, OH (Van Wert County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,165 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $219,118.

  • National personnel rank #6,165 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #296 of 1,108
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Van Wert County

Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 81007 · Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services, OH 40 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,165
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lee Fire and Resc…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $219K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lee Fire and Rescue Department, NH (+ 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
Middle Point, OH
FDID
81007

FEMA Grant History

$219K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV01681 $219,118

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #296 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,165 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Van Wert County HIFLD mix around Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services

Van Wert County: 6 departments, 171 personnel (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lee Fire and Rescue Department, NH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ohio City Volunteer Fire Department
Ohio City · volunteer
Van Wert Fire Department
Van Wert · career
Willshire Fire Department
Willshire · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Lee Fire and Rescue Department, NH 40 Warfield Fire and Rescue, KY 40 Sullivan West Volunteer Fire Department, TN 40 Lewis Township Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 40 Dunlap Volunteer Fire Department, TN 40 Sharps Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, TN 40 Windham Fire Department, NH 40 Ashton Fire Department, IA 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services have?

Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,165 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #296 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services operate?

Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services?

Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Van Wert County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services received federal grants?

Yes, Middle Point Fire Department / Middle Point Emergency Medical Services has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $219,118 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

How many fire departments are in Ohio?

Ohio has 1,501 fire departments with 44,930 total personnel. 62% are volunteer departments.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.