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Miller City Volunteer Fire Department

Miller City, OH · Putnam County. Miller City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Miller City Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 35%
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$165,455
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
50/100
Miller City Volunteer 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 B
35 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 F
$4,727 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Miller City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Miller City, OH (Putnam County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,953 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $165,455.

  • National personnel rank #7,953 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #428 of 1,108
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Putnam County

Miller City Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 35% higher than 65% 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 69021 · Miller City Volunteer Fire Department, OH 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,953
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Coloma Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $165K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Coloma Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Miller City, OH
FDID
69021

FEMA Grant History

$165K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FR-00323 $165,455

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Miller City Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #428 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,953 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Putnam County HIFLD mix around Miller City Volunteer Fire Department

Putnam County: 15 departments, 244 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 53% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Coloma Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Coloma Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Crawford Volunteer Fire Department, NE 35 Babbitt Volunteer Fire Department, MN 35 Emerson Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 35 Raleigh Fire Department and Ambulance Service, IN 35 Wilton Fire Department, IA 35 Iola and Rural Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Highland Fire Department, AR 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Miller City Volunteer Fire Department have?

Miller City Volunteer Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,953 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #428 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Miller City Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Miller City Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Miller City Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Miller City Volunteer Fire Department?

Miller City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Putnam County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Miller City Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Miller City Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $165,455 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.