Department profile

Volunteer

Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department

Old Fort, OH · Seneca County. Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 28%
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$461,905
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
Old Fort Volunteer 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
20 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 C
$11,548 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 2 stations

Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Old Fort, OH (Seneca County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,219 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $461,905.

  • National personnel rank #6,219 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #300 of 1,108
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Seneca County

Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 74119 · Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department, OH 40 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,219
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Windham
  • FEMA-LIGHT $462K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Windham 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Old Fort, OH
FDID
74119

FEMA Grant History

$462K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-10581 $461,904.76

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #300 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,219 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department is 9.9% of Seneca County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 404 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 76% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Green Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Green Springs · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Windham Fire Department, NH 40 Ashton Fire Department, IA 40 Kensington Fire Department and Rescue, NH 40 Dunlap Volunteer Fire Department, TN 40 Lewis Township Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 40 Atalissa Volunteer Fire Department, IA 40 Saxeville-Springwater Fire Department, WI 40 Wautoma Area Fire District, WI 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department have?

Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,219 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #300 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Old Fort Volunteer 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 Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Old Fort Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $461,904.76 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.