Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Middletown Division of Fire

Middletown, OH · Butler County. Middletown Division of Fire is a Career (Paid) department, 5 stations and 91 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.

91
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Middletown Division of Fire pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Ohio average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+203%
vs. Ohio average
5
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Middletown Division of Fire

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
18.2 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
91 personnel · 5 stations

Middletown Division of Fire is a Career (Paid) department serving Middletown, OH (Butler County), with 5 stations and 91 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,133 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,133 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #35 of 1,108
  • 5.49 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Butler County

Middletown Division of Fire vs. the national personnel distribution

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

91 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 09021 · Middletown Division of Fire, OH 91 personnel · 5 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 91
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,133
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Monroe
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Monroe Fire Department, NC (+ 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
Middletown, OH
FDID
09021

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Middletown Division of Fire's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #35 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,133 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 203% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Middletown Division of Fire is 8.2% of Butler County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 1,106 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 83% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.49 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 91 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Monroe Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

City of Oxford Fire Department
Oxford · volunteer
City of Trenton Fire Department
Trenton · volunteer
Fairfield Fire Department
Fairfield · volunteer
Fairfield Township Fire Department
Hamilton · volunteer
Liberty Township Fire Department
Hamilton · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 91 personnel

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

Monroe Fire Department, NC 91 Weston Volunteer Fire Department, CT 91 Fountain Fire Department, CO 91 Union Vale Fire District, NY 91 Moline Fire Department Central Station, IL 91 Braintree Fire Department, MA 91 San Rafael Fire Department, CA 91 South Walton Fire Department, FL 91

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Middletown Division of Fire have?

Middletown Division of Fire has 91 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 203% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,133 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #35 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Middletown Division of Fire provide EMS services?

Yes, Middletown Division of Fire provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Middletown Division of Fire operate?

Middletown Division of Fire operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Middletown Division of Fire?

Middletown Division of Fire is a Career (Paid) department serving Butler 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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