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Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department

Lucas, OH · Richland County. Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Ohio average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
-13%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$1,049,839
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
69/100
Monroe Township - Lucas 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 C
26 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
$40,378 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 1 station

Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lucas, OH (Richland County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,735 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,049,839.

  • National personnel rank #12,735 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #760 of 1,108
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Richland County

Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 70117 · Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department, OH 26 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,735
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dakota Covington…
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dakota Covington Rural Fire District, NE (+ 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
Lucas, OH
FDID
70117

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FH00719 $1,049,839

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #760 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,735 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 13% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department is 4.7% of Richland County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 552 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dakota Covington Rural Fire District, NE (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Dakota Covington Rural Fire District, NE 26 Huttig Volunteer Fire Department, AR 26 Stanford Fire Department, KY 26 Auburndale Joint Fire and Rescue Department, WI 26 Cotton Volunteer Fire Department, MN 26 Gaylord Fire Department, MN 26 Winthrop Volunteer Fire Department, MN 26 Dayton Fire Department, TN 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department have?

Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,735 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #760 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department operate?

Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department?

Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Richland County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Monroe Township - Lucas Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,049,839 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.