Department profile

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Portage Fire District

Oak Harbor, OH · Ottawa County. Portage Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Portage Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 33%
national personnel size
+20%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$163,429
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
Portage 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 B
36 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
$4,540 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 1 station

Portage Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Oak Harbor, OH (Ottawa County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,440 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $163,429.

  • National personnel rank #7,440 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #390 of 1,108
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Ottawa County

Portage Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 33% higher than 67% 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 62025 · Portage Fire District, OH 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,440
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Vadnais Heights
  • FEMA-LIGHT $163K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Vadnais Heights Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Oak Harbor, OH
FDID
62025

FEMA Grant History

$163K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-05049 $163,428.57

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Portage Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #390 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,440 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Portage Fire District is 8.8% of Ottawa County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 409 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Vadnais Heights Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allen-Clay Joint Fire District
Genoa · volunteer
Bay Township Fire Department
Port Clinton · other
Catawba Island Volunteer Fire Department
Port Clinton · volunteer
Erie Township Volunteer Fire Department
Port Clinton · volunteer
Lakeside Volunteer Fire Department
Lakeside Marblehead · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Vadnais Heights Fire Department, MN 36 Buffalo Fire Department, KY 36 Burgettstown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 36 Lac Du Flambeau Fire Department, WI 36 Lyford Volunteer Fire Department, IN 36 Ryland Heights Volunteer Fire and Community Life Squad, KY 36 Sutersville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 36 Hyde Park Volunteer Fire Department, PA 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Portage Fire District have?

Portage Fire District has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,440 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #390 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Portage Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Portage Fire District operate?

Portage Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Portage Fire District?

Portage Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Ottawa County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Portage Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Portage Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $163,428.57 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

How many fire departments are in Ohio?

Ohio has 1,501 fire departments with 44,930 total personnel. 62% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.