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Wooster Township Fire Department

Wooster, OH · Wayne County. Wooster Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 48 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.

48
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Wooster Township Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Ohio average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+60%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$190,620
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
55/100
Wooster 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 A
48 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 F
$3,971 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
48 personnel · 1 station

Wooster Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wooster, OH (Wayne County), with 1 station and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,375 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $190,620.

  • National personnel rank #4,375 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #187 of 1,108
  • 2.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Wayne County

Wooster Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 85131 · Wooster Township Fire Department, OH 48 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,375
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Winona Fire Depar…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $191K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Winona Fire Department - Central, 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Wooster, OH
FDID
85131

FEMA Grant History

$191K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO04954 $190,620

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How Wooster Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #187 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,375 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

Wooster Township Fire Department is 8.1% of Wayne County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 594 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 91% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Winona Fire Department - Central, MN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Apple Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Apple Creek · volunteer
Canaan Township Fire Department
Burbank · volunteer
Canaan Township Fire Department
Creston · volunteer
Central Fire District
Wooster · other
Central Fire District
Smithville · volunteer
Chippewa Township Fire Department
Doylestown · volunteer
Clinton Township Fire Department
Shreve · volunteer
All OH departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 48 personnel

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

Winona Fire Department - Central, MN 48 South Haven Fire Department, MN 48 Southside Volunteer Fire Department, TN 48 Dresden Fire Department, TN 48 Walkerton Fire Department, IN 48 Northwest Rogers County Fire Protection District, OK 48 Markle Volunteer Fire Department, PA 48 Lake Ariel Volunteer Fire Company, PA 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wooster Township Fire Department have?

Wooster Township Fire Department has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,375 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #187 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does Wooster Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Wooster Township Fire Department operate?

Wooster Township Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wooster Township Fire Department?

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

Has Wooster Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Wooster Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $190,620 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.