Department profile

Career (Paid)

Niles Fire Department

Niles, OH · Trumbull County. Niles Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Niles Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Ohio average.

Top 47%
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$1,407,352
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
52/100
Niles 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
15 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment A
$46,912 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 2 stations

Niles Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Niles, OH (Trumbull County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,495 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,407,352.

  • National personnel rank #10,495 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #606 of 1,108
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 34 other listed departments in Trumbull County

Niles Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 47% higher than 53% 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 78037 · Niles Fire Department, OH 30 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,495
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oakland Fire and…
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oakland Fire and Rescue Department, IA (+ 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
Niles, OH
FDID
78037

FEMA Grant History

$1.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2016)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FH00218 $1,007,352
2015 EMW2014FV01507 $400,000
2009 EMW-2009-FH-0015 $0

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Niles Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #606 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,495 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Niles Fire Department is 3.2% of Trumbull County roster mass

The county lists 39 departments totaling 928 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oakland Fire and Rescue Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bazetta Fire Department
Cortland · volunteer
Bloomfield Township Volunteer Fire Department
North Bloomfield · volunteer
Braceville Township Fire Department
Newton Falls · volunteer
Bristol Fire Department
Bristolville · volunteer
Champion Township Fire Department
Warren · volunteer
Cortland City Fire Department
Cortland · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 30 personnel

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

Oakland Fire and Rescue Department, IA 30 Saylor Township Fire Department, IA 30 Polk City Fire and Rescue Department, IA 30 Riverside Fire Department, MS 30 McMinnville Fire Department, TN 30 Palmersville Community Volunteer Fire Department, TN 30 Fort Myer Fire Department-Dod, VA 30 Miami Fire Department, OK 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Niles Fire Department have?

Niles Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,495 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #606 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Niles Fire Department provide EMS services?

Niles Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Niles Fire Department operate?

Niles Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Niles Fire Department?

Niles Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Trumbull County, OH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Niles Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Niles Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,407,352 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2016 (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.