Department profile

Volunteer

Paint Township Fire Department

Mount Eaton, OH · Wayne County. Paint Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Paint Township Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Ohio average.

19th pct.
national personnel size
-37%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$742,041
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
57/100
Paint Township 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
19 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 A
$39,055 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
19 personnel · 1 station

Paint Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mount Eaton, OH (Wayne County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,131 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $742,041.

  • National personnel rank #18,131 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #991 of 1,108
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Wayne County

Paint Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 85019 · Paint Township Fire Department, OH 19 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,131
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Trousdale County…
  • FEMA-MID $742K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Trousdale County Fire Department - Hartsville, TN (+ 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
Mount Eaton, OH
FDID
85019

FEMA Grant History

$742K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FR-0055 $742,041

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Paint Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #991 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,131 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 37% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Paint Township Fire Department is 3.2% of Wayne County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 594 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 91% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Trousdale County Fire Department - Hartsville, TN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 19 personnel

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

Trousdale County Fire Department - Hartsville, TN 19 Hospers Fire Department, IA 19 Tompkinsville Volunteer Fire Department, KY 19 Battletown Fire Department, KY 19 Agency Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 19 Jonesborough Fire Department, TN 19 Chalmers Community Volunteer Fire Department, IN 19 Randolph Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Paint Township Fire Department have?

Paint Township Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 37% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,131 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #991 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Paint Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

Paint Township 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 Paint Township Fire Department operate?

Paint Township Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Paint Township Fire Department?

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

Has Paint Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Paint Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $742,041 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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.