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Valley Fire District

Peninsula, OH · Summit County. Valley Fire District 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

Valley Fire District 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
$4,018,757
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
81/100
Valley Fire District

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 A
$138,578 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 1 station

Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Peninsula, OH (Summit 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 #11,258 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $4,018,757.

  • National personnel rank #11,258 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #651 of 1,108
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 28 other listed departments in Summit County

Valley Fire District 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 77037 · Valley Fire District, OH 29 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,258
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Shelburn Fire and…
  • FEMA-MID $4.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Shelburn Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated, IN (+ 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
Peninsula, OH
FDID
77037

FEMA Grant History

$4.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2024)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-06331 $240,909.09
2022 EMW-2022-FF-01508 $3,257,245.89
2022 EMW-2022-FG-02482 $508,386.36
2017 EMW2016FF00397 $12,216

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Valley Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #651 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,258 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

Valley Fire District is 2.1% of Summit County roster mass

The county lists 40 departments totaling 1,364 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Shelburn Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated, IN (+0 personnel).

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Clinton Fire Department
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Copley Fire Department
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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.

Shelburn Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated, IN 29 Payette City and Rural Fire Department, ID 29 Grinnell Fire Department, IA 29 Purdue University Fire Department, IN 29 Oyens Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 29 East Roane County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 29 Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department, MS 29 Rye Fire and Rescue Department, NH 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Valley Fire District have?

Valley Fire District 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 #11,258 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #651 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Valley Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Valley Fire District operate?

Valley Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Valley Fire District?

Valley Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Summit County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Valley Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Valley Fire District has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $4,018,757.34 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.