Department profile

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Phillipsburg Fire Department

Phillipsburg, OH · Montgomery County. Phillipsburg Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Phillipsburg Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 36%
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$164,762
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
Phillipsburg 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 B
35 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 F
$4,707 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Phillipsburg Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Phillipsburg, OH (Montgomery County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,030 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $164,762.

  • National personnel rank #8,030 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #432 of 1,108
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 27 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Phillipsburg Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 57035 · Phillipsburg Fire Department, OH 35 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,030
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Walker
  • FEMA-LIGHT $165K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Walker Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Phillipsburg, OH
FDID
57035

FEMA Grant History

$165K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-01218 $164,761.9

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Phillipsburg Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #432 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,030 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Phillipsburg Fire Department is 2.0% of Montgomery County roster mass

The county lists 41 departments totaling 1,753 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Walker Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Brookville Fire Department
Brookville · volunteer
Butler Township Fire Department
Dayton · volunteer
Clayton Fire Department
Englewood · volunteer
Clayton Fire Department
Clayton · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Walker Fire Department, IA 35 Luzerne-Hadley Consolidated Fire District, NY 35 Lisbon Fire and Rescue, IA 35 Orange Township Fire Department, IN 35 Winters Fire Department, CA 35 Lac Courte Oreilles Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Bakersville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 35 Addison Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Phillipsburg Fire Department have?

Phillipsburg Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,030 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #432 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Phillipsburg Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Phillipsburg Fire Department operate?

Phillipsburg Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Phillipsburg Fire Department?

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

Has Phillipsburg Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Phillipsburg Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $164,761.9 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (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.