Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Van Wert Fire Department

Van Wert, OH · Van Wert County. Van Wert Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 44%
national personnel size
+3%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
70/100
Van Wert 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
31 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
31 personnel · 1 station

Van Wert Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Van Wert, OH (Van Wert County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,784 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,784 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #569 of 1,108
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Van Wert County

Van Wert Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 81013 · Van Wert Fire Department, OH 31 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,784
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Strafford Fire an…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station, NH (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Van Wert, OH
FDID
81013

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Van Wert Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #569 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,784 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Van Wert County

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station, NH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Ohio City Volunteer Fire Department
Ohio City · volunteer
Willshire Fire Department
Willshire · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 31 personnel

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

Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station, NH 31 Blue Grass Fire Department, IA 31 Sheffield Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 31 Colo Fire and Rescue, IA 31 Wabash Fire Department, IN 31 Woodward Fire Department, OK 31 Harriman City Fire Department, TN 31 Marshalltown Fire Department, IA 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Van Wert Fire Department have?

Van Wert Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,784 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #569 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Van Wert Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Van Wert Fire Department operate?

Van Wert Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Van Wert Fire Department?

Van Wert Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Van Wert County, OH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Ohio?

Ohio has 1,501 fire departments with 44,930 total personnel. 62% are volunteer departments.

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