Department profile

Volunteer

York Township Volunteer Fire Department

New Philadelphia, OH · Tuscarawas County. York Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

York Township Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Ohio average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
-7%
vs. Ohio average
1
station
$687,620
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
York 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 B
28 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment B
$24,558 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

York Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving New Philadelphia, OH (Tuscarawas County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,889 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $687,620.

  • National personnel rank #11,889 of 22,440
  • OH personnel rank #706 of 1,108
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Tuscarawas County

York Township Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 79143 · York Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 28 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,889
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Malcom Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $688K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Malcom Volunteer Fire Department, IA (+ 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
New Philadelphia, OH
FDID
79143

FEMA Grant History

$688K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-02701 $449,523.8
2015 EMW2014FV00861 $238,096

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

Staffing vs the Ohio average

How York Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Ohio. In-state it ranks #706 of 1,108 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,889 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 7% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
138
OH departments
1,501

County roster fringe

York Township Volunteer Fire Department is 7.3% of Tuscarawas County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 384 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 75% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Malcom Volunteer Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Baltic Fire and Rescue Department
Baltic · volunteer
Delaware Valley Joint Fire District
Port Washington · volunteer
Dennison Fire Department
Dennison · volunteer
Gnadenhutten Fire Department
Gnadenhutten · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Malcom Volunteer Fire Department, IA 28 City of Pigeon Forge Fire Department, TN 28 Madbury Fire Department, NH 28 Donahue Volunteer Fire Department, IA 28 Walcott Fire Department, IA 28 Lower Saint Croix Valley Fire Department, MN 28 Huntsville Fire Department, TN 28 Filer Fire Department, ID 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does York Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

York Township Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% below the Ohio average of 30 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,889 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OH, it ranks #706 of 1,108 by personnel.

Does York Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

York Township Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

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

York Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

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

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

Has York Township Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, York Township Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $687,619.8 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.