Department profile

Volunteer

Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department

Saint Henry, OH · Mercer County. Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Ohio average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
-7%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Saint Henry Volunteer 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
28 personnel · 1 station

Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Saint Henry, OH (Mercer 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 #11,750 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,750 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #696 of 1,108
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Mercer County

Saint Henry Volunteer 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 54021 · Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department, OH 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,750
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Superior Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Superior Volunteer Fire Department, MT (+ 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
Saint Henry, OH
FDID
54021

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #696 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,750 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 7% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Mercer County HIFLD mix around Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department

Mercer County: 9 departments, 197 personnel (7 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 78% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Superior Volunteer Fire Department, MT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Coldwater Fire Department
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Franklin Township Fire Department
Celina · volunteer
Rockford Community Fire Department
Rockford · volunteer
Southwest Mercer Fire District
Fort Recovery · 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 OH department.

Superior Volunteer Fire Department, MT 28 Hendrum Fire and Rescue, MN 28 Sacramento Community Fire Company, PA 28 Philadelphia Fire and Rescue, TN 28 Pender Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, NE 28 Thurston Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 28 Summit Volunteer Fire Department, SD 28 Lemmon Fire Department, SD 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department have?

Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,750 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #696 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department?

Saint Henry Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mercer 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.