Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services

North Canton, OH · Stark County. North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 36%
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$5,853,527
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
77/100
North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services

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 B
35 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
35 personnel · 1 station

North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving North Canton, OH (Stark County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,994 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $5,853,527.

  • National personnel rank #7,994 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #430 of 1,108
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Stark County

North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 76037 · North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,994
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mid-County Volunt…
  • FEMA-HEAVY $5.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
North Canton, OH
FDID
76037

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2024)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-01601 $2,934,280.55
2021 EMW-2021-FG-01708 $188,463.18
2018 EMW-2018-FO-03251 $266,667
2017 EMW2015FH00516 $1,450,030
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00176 $1,014,086.69

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #430 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,994 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services is 2.8% of Stark County roster mass

The county lists 43 departments totaling 1,237 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 72% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Alliance Fire Department
Alliance · career
Beach City Fire and Rescue
Beach City · volunteer
Brewster Volunteer Fire Department
Brewster · volunteer
Canal Fulton Fire Department
Canal Fulton · other
Canton Fire Department
Canton · career
Canton Township Fire Department
Canton · volunteer
East Sparta Volunteer Fire Department
East Sparta · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Mid-County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 35 Northern Warren Fire Department, IA 35 Hoosier Energy Emergency Response Team, IN 35 Plaistow Fire Department, NH 35 Sandown Fire and Rescue, NH 35 Arlington Fire Department, TN 35 Imperial Volunteer Fire Department, NE 35 Ocean Park Rescue Squad, VA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services have?

North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,994 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #430 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services operate?

North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services?

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

Has North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services received federal grants?

Yes, North Canton Fire and Emergency Medical Services has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $5,853,527.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.