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Ross Township Fire Department

Hamilton, OH · Butler County. Ross Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 86 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.

86
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ross Township Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Ohio average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+187%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$190,704
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
Ross Township 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 A
43 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
$2,217 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
86 personnel · 2 stations

Ross Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hamilton, OH (Butler County), with 2 stations and 86 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,280 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $190,704.

  • National personnel rank #1,280 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #44 of 1,108
  • 2.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Butler County

Ross Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

86 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 09035 · Ross Township Fire Department, OH 86 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 86
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,280
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Seymour Johnson A…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $191K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Fire Department-Dod, NC (+ 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
Hamilton, OH
FDID
09035

FEMA Grant History

$191K
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2017)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-00246 $168,523
2014 EMW2013FV00030 $184,382
2010 EMW2009FH00069 $-162,201

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Ross Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #44 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,280 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 187% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Ross Township Fire Department is 7.8% of Butler County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 1,106 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 83% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 86 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Fire Department-Dod, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

City of Oxford Fire Department
Oxford · volunteer
City of Trenton Fire Department
Trenton · volunteer
Fairfield Fire Department
Fairfield · volunteer
Fairfield Township Fire Department
Hamilton · volunteer
Liberty Township Fire Department
Hamilton · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 86 personnel

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

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Fire Department-Dod, NC 86 Buckeye Fire Department, AZ 86 East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, CA 86 Jacksonville Fire Department, NC 86 Orion Township Fire Department, MI 86 Town of Clayton Fire Department, NC 86 Rombout Fire Company, NY 86 Graham County Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated - Fort Hill Station, NC 86

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ross Township Fire Department have?

Ross Township Fire Department has 86 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 187% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,280 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #44 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Ross Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ross Township Fire Department operate?

Ross Township Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ross Township Fire Department?

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

Has Ross Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Ross Township Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $190,704 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.