Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District

New Holland, OH · Pickaway County. Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Ohio average.

14th pct.
national personnel size
-43%
vs. Ohio average
1
station

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District

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
17 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
17 personnel · 1 station

Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District is a Volunteer department serving New Holland, OH (Pickaway County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,273 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,273 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #1,030 of 1,108
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Pickaway County

Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 86% higher than 14% 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 65200 · Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District, OH 17 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Medart Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Medart Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+ 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
New Holland, OH
FDID
65200

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #1,030 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,273 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Pickaway County HIFLD mix around Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District

Pickaway County: 9 departments, 154 personnel (4 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Medart Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Pickaway Township Fire Department
Circleville · other
Scioto Township Fire Department
Commercial Point · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

Medart Volunteer Fire Department, FL 17 Point Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 17 Northwest Roger Mills Fire Association, OK 17 Bear Track Volunteer Fire Department, KY 17 Winamac Volunteer Fire Department, IN 17 Midland Fire Station, AR 17 Plum Lake Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 17 Allenport Volunteer Fire Department, PA 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District have?

Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,273 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #1,030 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District operate?

Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District?

Pic-a-Fay Joint Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Pickaway County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.