Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department

Toledo, OH · Lucas County. Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 10 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.

10
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Ohio average.

2nd pct.
national personnel size
-67%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$1,059,711
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
50/100
Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue 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 F
10 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
$105,971 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
10 personnel · 1 station

Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Toledo, OH (Lucas County), with 1 station and 10 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,004 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,059,711.

  • National personnel rank #22,004 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #1,107 of 1,108
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Lucas County

Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

10 Top 98% higher than 2% 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 48013 · Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department, OH 10 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 10
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #22,004
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Garyville Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Garyville Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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
Toledo, OH
FDID
48013

FEMA Grant History

$1.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00390 $115,850.44
2010 EMW-2010-FR-0037 $943,861

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #1,107 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,004 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 67% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department is 0.8% of Lucas County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 1,195 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 55% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 10 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Garyville Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Jerusalem Township Fire Department
Curtice · volunteer
Maumee Fire Division
Maumee · volunteer
Oregon Fire Department
Oregon · volunteer
Providence Township Fire and Rescue
Neapolis · volunteer
Spencer Township Fire and Rescue
Holland · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 10 personnel

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

Garyville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 10 Cando Fire Department, ND 10 Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department, IA 10 Clyde Park City Fire Department, MT 10 Glendale Volunteer Fire Department, FL 10 Morongo Fire Department, CA 10 Wisconsin Air National Guard - Volk Field-Dod, WI 10 Morristown Aircraft Rescue Service, NJ 10

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department have?

Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department has 10 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 67% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,004 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #1,107 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department?

Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Lucas County, OH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, Ottawa Hills Fire and Rescue Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,059,711.44 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2024 (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.