Department profile

Volunteer

Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department

Union Furnace, OH · Hocking County. Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

45th pct.
national personnel size
-10%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$452,381
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
59/100
Starr Township 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 C
27 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 C
$16,755 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Union Furnace, OH (Hocking County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,305 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $452,381.

  • National personnel rank #12,305 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #732 of 1,108
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Hocking County

Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 37206 · Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,305
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Carmel
  • FEMA-LIGHT $452K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mount Carmel Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Union Furnace, OH
FDID
37206

FEMA Grant History

$452K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-00392 $452,380.95

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #732 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,305 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 10% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Hocking County HIFLD mix around Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department

Hocking County: 9 departments, 127 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 11% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mount Carmel Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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Ward Township Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Mount Carmel Fire Department, TN 27 Campo Volunteer Fire Department, CA 27 Wheatfield Fire Department, IN 27 Loomis Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 27 Cashion Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OK 27 Sweetwater County Fire Department, WY 27 Oxford Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, NE 27 Goodman Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,305 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #732 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Starr Township 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 Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $452,380.95 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.