Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Monroe Fire Department

Monroe, OH · Butler County. Monroe Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 30%
national personnel size
+27%
vs. Ohio average
2
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
35/100
Monroe 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
19 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
38 personnel · 2 stations

Monroe Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Monroe, OH (Butler County), with 2 stations and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,803 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,803 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #329 of 1,108
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Butler County

Monroe Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 09025 · Monroe Fire Department, OH 38 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,803
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Neck District Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Neck District Volunteer Fire Company, MD (+ 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
Monroe, OH
FDID
09025

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Monroe Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #329 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,803 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 27% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Monroe Fire Department is 3.4% 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.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Neck District Volunteer Fire Company, MD (+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 38 personnel

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

Neck District Volunteer Fire Company, MD 38 Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire District, AZ 38 Lynnfield Fire Department, MA 38 Jefferson-Como Fire Protection District, CO 38 Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station, CT 38 Plattsburgh City Fire Department, NY 38 Sanger Fire Department, CA 38 Selma City Fire Department, CA 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monroe Fire Department have?

Monroe Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,803 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #329 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Monroe Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Monroe Fire Department operate?

Monroe Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Monroe Fire Department?

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