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Portland Fire Department

Portland, IN · Jay County. Portland Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Portland Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Indiana average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
+22%
vs. Indiana average
1
station
$1,662,565
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
76/100
Portland 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
28 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
$59,377 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Portland Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Portland, IN (Jay County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,719 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,662,565.

  • National personnel rank #11,719 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #274 of 589
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Jay County

Portland Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 38004 · Portland Fire Department, IN 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,719
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ono Volunteer Fir…
  • FEMA-MID $1.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ono Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Portland, IN
FDID
38004

FEMA Grant History

$1.7M
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-08560 $815,545.45
2012 EMW2011FR00069 $847,020

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Portland Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #274 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,719 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 22% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster geometry

Jay County HIFLD mix around Portland Fire Department

Jay County: 6 departments, 138 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 83% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ono Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bryant Volunteer Fire Department
Bryant · volunteer
Dunkirk Fire Department
Dunkirk · volunteer
Salamonia Volunteer Fire Department
Salamonia · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Ono Volunteer Fire Company, PA 28 Minetto Fire Department, NY 28 Keowee Fire Department, SC 28 Kronenwetter Fire Department, WI 28 Jordan Fire District Main Station, NM 28 Daniels County Rural Fire Department, MT 28 Alburtis Volunteer Fire Department, PA 28 Baker Volunteer Fire Department, MT 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Portland Fire Department have?

Portland Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,719 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #274 of 589 by personnel.

Does Portland Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Portland Fire Department operate?

Portland Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Portland Fire Department?

Portland Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jay County, IN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Portland Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Portland Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,662,565.45 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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