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Saybrook Township Fire Department

Ashtabula, OH · Ashtabula County. Saybrook Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Saybrook Township Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Ohio average.

Top 42%
national personnel size
+7%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$765,054
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
46/100
Saybrook 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 D
16 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 B
$23,908 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 2 stations

Saybrook Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ashtabula, OH (Ashtabula County), with 2 stations and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,315 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $765,054.

  • National personnel rank #9,315 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #534 of 1,108
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Ashtabula County

Saybrook Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 04145 · Saybrook Township Fire Department, OH 32 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,315
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Windham Vol…
  • FEMA-MID $765K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North Windham Volunteer Fire Department, CT (+ 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
Ashtabula, OH
FDID
04145

FEMA Grant History

$765K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00386 $765,054

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Saybrook Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #534 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,315 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 7% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Saybrook Township Fire Department is 5.2% of Ashtabula County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 620 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 60% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North Windham Volunteer Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ashtabula Fire Department
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Dorset Volunteer Fire Department
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Geneva on the Lake Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

North Windham Volunteer Fire Department, CT 32 Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company, VT 32 Cimarron Hills Fire Protection District, CO 32 Pikeville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 32 New Salem Volunteer Fire Department, GA 32 Bowne Township Fire Department, MI 32 Hayden Fire Department, AZ 32 Eastford Fire Department, CT 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saybrook Township Fire Department have?

Saybrook Township Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,315 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #534 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Saybrook Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Saybrook Township Fire Department operate?

Saybrook Township Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Saybrook Township Fire Department?

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

Has Saybrook Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Saybrook Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $765,054 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.