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Shelby Fire Department

Shelby, OH · Richland County. Shelby Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 50%
national personnel size
-3%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$226,866
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
Shelby 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
29 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
$7,823 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 1 station

Shelby Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Shelby, OH (Richland County), with 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,215 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $226,866.

  • National personnel rank #11,215 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #645 of 1,108
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Richland County

Shelby Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 70017 · Shelby Fire Department, OH 29 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,215
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Neenah-Menasha Fi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $227K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue, WI (+ 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
Shelby, OH
FDID
70017

FEMA Grant History

$227K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW2011FV01228 $226,866

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Shelby Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #645 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,215 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 3% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Shelby Fire Department is 5.3% of Richland County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 552 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Franklin Township Fire Department
Shelby · volunteer
Madison Township Fire Department
Mansfield · volunteer
Mansfield Fire Department
Mansfield · career
Mifflin Township Fire Department
Mansfield · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue, WI 29 Midway Volunteer Fire Department, MS 29 East Kingston Fire Department, NH 29 Red Oak Fire Department, IA 29 Mountain View Fire Department - City Hall Station, AR 29 Hewitt Area Volunteer Fire Department, WI 29 Collinsville Rural Fire Protection District, OK 29 Graysville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Shelby Fire Department have?

Shelby Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,215 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #645 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Shelby Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Shelby Fire Department operate?

Shelby Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Shelby Fire Department?

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

Has Shelby Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Shelby Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $226,866 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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.