Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

North Ridgeville Fire Department

North Ridgeville, OH · Lorain County. North Ridgeville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

North Ridgeville Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+23%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$532,371
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
43/100
North Ridgeville 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
18.5 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
$14,388 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 2 stations

North Ridgeville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving North Ridgeville, OH (Lorain County), with 2 stations and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,100 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $532,371.

  • National personnel rank #7,100 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #357 of 1,108
  • 5.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Lorain County

North Ridgeville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 47023 · North Ridgeville Fire Department, OH 37 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,100
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Central Hardin Co…
  • FEMA-MID $532K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Central Hardin County Fire Rescue, KY (+ 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
North Ridgeville, OH
FDID
47023

FEMA Grant History

$532K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2019)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-09614 $184,627
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00088 $155,231.53
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0379 $192,512

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How North Ridgeville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #357 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,100 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 23% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

North Ridgeville Fire Department is 5.3% of Lorain County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 700 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Central Hardin County Fire Rescue, KY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Amherst Fire Department
Amherst · volunteer
Avon Fire Department
Avon · career
Avon Lake Fire Department
Avon Lake · career
Camden Township Fire Department
Kipton · volunteer
Carlisle Township Fire Department
Lagrange · volunteer
Columbia Township Fire Department
Columbia Station · volunteer
Eaton Township Fire and Rescue
Grafton · volunteer
Elyria Fire Department
Elyria · career
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 37 personnel

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

Central Hardin County Fire Rescue, KY 37 Lesslie Volunteer Fire Department, SC 37 Downieville Fire Protection District, CA 37 Princeton Fire and Rescue, MN 37 City of Tulare Fire Department, CA 37 City of West Monroe Fire Department, LA 37 Zephyrhills Fire and Rescue, FL 37 Newport Fire / Emergency Medical Services Department, KY 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North Ridgeville Fire Department have?

North Ridgeville Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,100 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #357 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does North Ridgeville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does North Ridgeville Fire Department operate?

North Ridgeville Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is North Ridgeville Fire Department?

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

Has North Ridgeville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, North Ridgeville Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $532,370.53 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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