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Northwood Fire Department

Northwood, OH · Wood County. Northwood Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Northwood Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+40%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$1,387,566
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
59/100
Northwood 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 C
21 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 B
$33,037 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 2 stations

Northwood Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Northwood, OH (Wood County), with 2 stations and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,557 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,387,566.

  • National personnel rank #5,557 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #260 of 1,108
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 25 other listed departments in Wood County

Northwood Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 87031 · Northwood Fire Department, OH 42 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,557
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Claremont
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Claremont Fire Department, NH (+ 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
Northwood, OH
FDID
87031

FEMA Grant History

$1.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-01596 $939,819.72
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00341 $11,000
2013 EMW2012FR00178 $436,746

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Northwood Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #260 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,557 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 40% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Northwood Fire Department is 5.3% of Wood County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 800 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 62% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Claremont Fire Department, NH (+0 personnel).

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Cygnet Fire Department
Cygnet · other
Grand Rapids Township Fire Department
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Hoytville Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Claremont Fire Department, NH 42 Sullivan County Volunteer Fire Department - Blountville, TN 42 Flaherty Volunteer Fire Department, KY 42 Fort Monroe Fire Department-Dod, VA 42 Windsor Heights Fire Department, IA 42 Nottingham Fire Department, NH 42 Beebe Fire Department, AR 42 Savage Fire Department, MN 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Northwood Fire Department have?

Northwood Fire Department has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,557 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #260 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Northwood Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Northwood Fire Department operate?

Northwood Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Northwood Fire Department?

Northwood Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wood County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Northwood Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Northwood Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,387,565.72 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.