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Wayne Township Fire Department

Greenfield, OH · Fayette County. Wayne Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

11th pct.
national personnel size
-47%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$260,676
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
40/100
Wayne Township 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 D
16 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 C
$16,292 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
16 personnel · 1 station

Wayne Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Greenfield, OH (Fayette County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,894 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $260,676.

  • National personnel rank #19,894 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #1,055 of 1,108
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Fayette County

Wayne Township 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 24119 · Wayne Township Fire Department, OH 16 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,894
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Twin Lakes
  • FEMA-LIGHT $261K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Twin Lakes 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
Greenfield, OH
FDID
24119

FEMA Grant History

$261K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV01759 $260,676

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Wayne Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #1,055 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,894 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Fayette County HIFLD mix around Wayne Township Fire Department

Fayette County: 5 departments, 129 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 80% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Bloomington Joint Fire District
Bloomingburg · volunteer
Concord - Green Township Volunteer Fire Department
Washington Court House · volunteer
Jefferson Township Fire Department
Jeffersonville · volunteer
Washington Court House Fire and Rescue
Washington Court House · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Twin Lakes Fire Department, MN 16 Chenega Bay Volunteer Fire Department, AK 16 Troy Volunteer Fire Department, SC 16 Merced County Fire Department, CA 16 Adin Fire Protection District, CA 16 Cedarville Fire Protection District, CA 16 Hopland Volunteer Fire District, CA 16 Brooktrails Fire Department, CA 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wayne Township Fire Department have?

Wayne Township 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 #19,894 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #1,055 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Wayne Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Wayne Township Fire Department operate?

Wayne Township Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wayne Township Fire Department?

Wayne Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fayette County, OH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Wayne Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Wayne Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $260,676 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.