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Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station

Mowrystown, OH · Highland County. Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Ohio average.

12th pct.
national personnel size
-47%
vs. Ohio average
1
station

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
25/100
Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station

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
16 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
16 personnel · 1 station

Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station is a Volunteer department serving Mowrystown, OH (Highland County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,719 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,719 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #1,048 of 1,108
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Highland County

Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 88% higher than 12% 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 36011 · Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station, OH 16 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,719
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arrowbear Lake
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Arrowbear Lake Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Mowrystown, OH
FDID
36011

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #1,048 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,719 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 47% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station is 9.1% of Highland County roster mass

The county lists 8 departments totaling 176 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Arrowbear Lake Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Greenfield Fire Department
Greenfield · volunteer
Hillsboro Fire and Rescue
Hillsboro · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Arrowbear Lake Fire Department, CA 16 Veterans Administration Fire Department - Canandaigua, NY 16 Toler Creek Volunteer Fire Department, KY 16 Middleton Fire Department, TN 16 Funk Rural Fire Department, NE 16 Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, CA 16 Shelter Valley Volunteer Fire Department, CA 16 Wamsutter Volunteer Fire Department, WY 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station have?

Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 47% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,719 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #1,048 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station operate?

Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station?

Mowrystown Fire and Emergency Medical Services Station is a Volunteer department serving Highland County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.