Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Union Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department

Milford Center, OH · Union County. Union Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Union Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Ohio average.

29th pct.
national personnel size
-27%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Union Township 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 C
22 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
22 personnel · 1 station

Union Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a Volunteer department serving Milford Center, OH (Union County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,037 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,037 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #902 of 1,108
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Union County

Union Township 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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 80123 · Union Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,037
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Verndale
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Verndale Fire Department, 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
Milford Center, OH
FDID
80123

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Union Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #902 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,037 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 27% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Union Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is 6.6% of Union County roster mass

The county lists 8 departments totaling 332 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Verndale Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Allen Township Fire and Rescue
Marysville · volunteer
Pleasant Valley Joint Fire District
Plain City · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Verndale Fire Department, MN 22 Harvey Brewers Fire Station, KY 22 Gilbertsville Fire Department, KY 22 Skuna Valley Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 Plainview Volunteer Fire Department, MN 22 Posey Township Fire Department, IN 22 Defiance Fire and Rescue, IA 22 Westphalia Volunteer Fire Department, IA 22

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Union Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,037 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #902 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Union Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department provide EMS services?

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

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

Union Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department operates 1 fire station.

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

Union Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a Volunteer department serving Union 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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