Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Whitehall Division of Fire

Whitehall, OH · Franklin County. Whitehall Division of Fire is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Whitehall Division of Fire pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+27%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$622,590
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
71/100
Whitehall Division of Fire

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 A
38 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
$16,384 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 1 station

Whitehall Division of Fire is a Career (Paid) department serving Whitehall, OH (Franklin County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,914 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $622,590.

  • National personnel rank #6,914 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #342 of 1,108
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Franklin County

Whitehall Division of Fire vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 25057 · Whitehall Division of Fire, OH 38 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,914
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rivesville Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $623K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Whitehall, OH
FDID
25057

FEMA Grant History

$623K
Cumulative funding (FY2008)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2008 EMW-2008-FR-0048 $622,590

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Whitehall Division of Fire's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #342 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,914 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Whitehall Division of Fire is 1.3% of Franklin County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 2,883 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Clinton Township Fire Department
Columbus · volunteer
Columbus Division of Fire
Columbus · career
Grandview Heights Division of Fire
Grandview Heights · career
Hamilton Township Fire Department
Columbus · volunteer
Jackson Township Fire Department
Grove City · career
Jefferson Township Fire Department
Blacklick · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 38 personnel

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

Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 38 Lafitte-Barataria-Crown Point Fire Department, LA 38 Baxter Volunteer Fire Department, WV 38 Trail City Fire Department, SD 38 Norwell Fire Department, MA 38 Duxbury Fire Department, MA 38 Ilion Fire Department, NY 38 Corte Madera Fire Department, CA 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Whitehall Division of Fire have?

Whitehall Division of Fire has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,914 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #342 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Whitehall Division of Fire provide EMS services?

Yes, Whitehall Division of Fire provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Whitehall Division of Fire operate?

Whitehall Division of Fire operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Whitehall Division of Fire?

Whitehall Division of Fire is a Career (Paid) department serving Franklin County, OH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Whitehall Division of Fire received federal grants?

Yes, Whitehall Division of Fire has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $622,590 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2008.

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.