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Wintersville Fire Department

Wintersville, OH · Jefferson County. Wintersville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Wintersville Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Ohio average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+37%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
84/100
Wintersville 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 A
41 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
41 personnel · 1 station

Wintersville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wintersville, OH (Jefferson County), with 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,820 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,820 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #281 of 1,108
  • 2.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Wintersville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 41245 · Wintersville Fire Department, OH 41 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,820
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Beckley
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Beckley Fire Department, WV (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Wintersville, OH
FDID
41245

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Wintersville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #281 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,820 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 37% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Wintersville Fire Department is 5.9% of Jefferson County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 695 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 41 roster).

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

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Beckley Fire Department, WV 41 Sophia City Volunteer Fire Department, WV 41 Plymouth Fire Rescue Department, NH 41 Water Valley Volunteer Fire Department, KY 41 Leitchfield Fire Department, KY 41 Woodlawn Fire Department, PA 41 Center Township Fire Department, WI 41 Martin Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, MS 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wintersville Fire Department have?

Wintersville Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 37% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,820 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #281 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Wintersville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Wintersville Fire Department operate?

Wintersville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wintersville Fire Department?

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

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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