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Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department

Logan, OH · Hocking County. Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Ohio average.

11th pct.
national personnel size
-47%
vs. Ohio average
2
stations
$1,045,290
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
46/100
Washington 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 F
8 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
$65,331 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
16 personnel · 2 stations

Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Logan, OH (Hocking County), with 2 stations and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,892 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,045,290.

  • National personnel rank #19,892 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #1,054 of 1,108
  • 12.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Hocking County

Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 89% higher than 11% 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 37111 · Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 16 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,892
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Palomar Mountain…
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Logan, OH
FDID
37111

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2020–2024)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-03527 $334,338.09
2022 EMW-2022-FG-00437 $476,190.47
2020 EMW-2020-FG-18160 $234,761.9

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #1,054 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,892 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 47% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster geometry

Hocking County HIFLD mix around Washington 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.

12.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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Starr Township Volunteer Fire Department
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Ward Township Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Palomar Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, CA 16 Imperial Beach Fire Department, CA 16 Shelter Valley Volunteer Fire Department, CA 16 Funk Rural Fire Department, NE 16 Toler Creek Volunteer Fire Department, KY 16 Wamsutter Volunteer Fire Department, WY 16 Arrowbear Lake Fire Department, CA 16 Cordova Fire Department, SC 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 47% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,892 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #1,054 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

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

Washington 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 Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,045,290.46 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020–2024 (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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