Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station

Norwalk, OH · Huron County. Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Ohio average.

17th pct.
national personnel size
-40%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$993,971
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
Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station

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 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 A
$55,221 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 1 station

Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Norwalk, OH (Huron County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,730 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $993,971.

  • National personnel rank #18,730 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #1,014 of 1,108
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Huron County

Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 83% higher than 17% 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 39017 · Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station, OH 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,730
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Menlo Fire and Re…
  • FEMA-MID $994K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Menlo Fire and Rescue, 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
Norwalk, OH
FDID
39017

FEMA Grant History

$994K
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2018)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FR-00266 $813,364
2013 EMW2012FO05050 $180,607

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #1,014 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,730 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 40% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station is 6.9% of Huron County roster mass

The county lists 9 departments totaling 259 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 56% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Huron River Joint Fire District
Monroeville · volunteer
New London Fire Department
New London · volunteer
North Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department
North Fairfield · volunteer
Plymouth Fire Department
Plymouth · volunteer
Townsend Township Fire Department
Collins · volunteer
Tri-Community Joint Fire District
Greenwich · volunteer
Wakeman Fire Department
Wakeman · volunteer
Willard Fire and Rescue
Willard · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 18 personnel

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

Menlo Fire and Rescue, IA 18 Mooreton Fire Department / Mooreton Fire Protection District, ND 18 Atlanta Rural Fire Department, ID 18 Teton Village Special Fire District, WY 18 Poteau Fire Department, OK 18 Pauma Reservation Fire Department, CA 18 Campo Reservation Fire Protection District, CA 18 Alpine Fire Protection District, CA 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station have?

Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,730 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #1,014 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station operate?

Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station?

Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Huron County, OH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station received federal grants?

Yes, Norwalk Fire/Emergency Medical Services Station has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $993,971 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.