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New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department

New Athens, OH · Harrison County. New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Ohio average.

39th pct.
national personnel size
-17%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$393,673
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
55/100
New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency 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
25 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 C
$15,747 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department is a Volunteer department serving New Athens, OH (Harrison County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,739 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $393,673.

  • National personnel rank #13,739 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #800 of 1,108
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Harrison County

New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 34219 · New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department, OH 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,739
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elcho Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $394K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Elcho 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
New Athens, OH
FDID
34219

FEMA Grant History

$394K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2011)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0107 $216,476
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0090 $177,197

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #800 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,739 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department is 9.4% of Harrison County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 266 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Hopedale Fire Department
Hopedale · volunteer
Moorefield Township Fire Department
Piedmont · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Elcho Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 Plainville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 25 Tongue River Fire Protection District, WY 25 Dayton Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, WY 25 Andrews-Dallas Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25 Bippus Fire Department, IN 25 Redfield Volunteer Fire Department, AR 25 Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department have?

New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,739 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #800 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department provide EMS services?

Yes, New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department operate?

New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department?

New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department is a Volunteer department serving Harrison County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department received federal grants?

Yes, New Athens Volunteer Fire and Emergency Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $393,673 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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.