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Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department

Sycamore, OH · Wyandot County. Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 33%
national personnel size
+20%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$199,905
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
27/100
Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services 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
18 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
$5,553 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 2 stations

Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a Volunteer department serving Sycamore, OH (Wyandot County), with 2 stations and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,503 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $199,905.

  • National personnel rank #7,503 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #396 of 1,108
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Wyandot County

Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 33% higher than 67% 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 88011 · Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 36 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,503
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clarkfield Fire D…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $200K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clarkfield Fire Department / Clarkfield Area Ambulance, MN (+ 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
Sycamore, OH
FDID
88011

FEMA Grant History

$200K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-00079 $199,905

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #396 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,503 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Wyandot County HIFLD mix around Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department

Wyandot County: 7 departments, 171 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 29% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Clarkfield Fire Department / Clarkfield Area Ambulance, MN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Marseilles Volunteer Fire Department
Upper Sandusky · volunteer
Upper Sandusky Fire Department
Upper Sandusky · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Clarkfield Fire Department / Clarkfield Area Ambulance, MN 36 Charlestown Fire Department, NH 36 Sioux Center Fire Department, IA 36 Allerton Fire Department, IA 36 Washington Township / Buck Creek Fire Department, IN 36 Grapevine and Chavies Volunteer Fire Department, KY 36 Thunderbird Fire Protection Territory, IN 36 Benson Fire Department, MN 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department have?

Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,503 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #396 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department operate?

Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department?

Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a Volunteer department serving Wyandot County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $199,905 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.