Department profile

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Providence Township Fire and Rescue

Neapolis, OH · Lucas County. Providence Township Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 71 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.

71
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Providence Township Fire and Rescue pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Ohio average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+137%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$523,810
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
66/100
Providence Township Fire and Rescue

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 A
71 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 D
$7,378 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
71 personnel · 1 station

Providence Township Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Neapolis, OH (Lucas County), with 1 station and 71 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,868 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $523,810.

  • National personnel rank #1,868 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #73 of 1,108
  • 1.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Lucas County

Providence Township Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

71 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 48101 · Providence Township Fire and Rescue, OH 71 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 71
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ McEntire Air Nati…
  • FEMA-MID $524K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: McEntire Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, SC (+ 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
Neapolis, OH
FDID
48101

FEMA Grant History

$524K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-06905 $523,809.52

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Providence Township Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #73 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,868 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 137% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Providence Township Fire and Rescue is 5.9% of Lucas County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 1,195 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 55% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 71 roster).

Photo-finish peer: McEntire Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, SC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Jerusalem Township Fire Department
Curtice · volunteer
Maumee Fire Division
Maumee · volunteer
Oregon Fire Department
Oregon · volunteer
Spencer Township Fire and Rescue
Holland · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 71 personnel

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

McEntire Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, SC 71 Kuparuk Fire Department, AK 71 Centre Square Fire Company, PA 71 Endless Winds Volunteer Fire Company, PA 71 Edmeston Fire Department and Emergency Squad, NY 71 Kendall Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 71 Wilton Fire Protection District, CA 71 Honeywell International - Hopewell Plant, VA 71

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Providence Township Fire and Rescue have?

Providence Township Fire and Rescue has 71 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 137% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,868 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #73 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Providence Township Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Providence Township Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Providence Township Fire and Rescue operate?

Providence Township Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Providence Township Fire and Rescue?

Providence Township Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Lucas County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Providence Township Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Providence Township Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $523,809.52 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (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 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.