Department profile

Volunteer

Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department

Lake Ann, MI · Benzie County. Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 64 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

64
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Michigan average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+191%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$630,761
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
70/100
Almira 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 A
64 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 C
$9,856 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
64 personnel · 1 station

Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lake Ann, MI (Benzie County), with 1 station and 64 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,286 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $630,761.

  • National personnel rank #2,286 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #39 of 1,008
  • 1.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Benzie County

Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

64 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 01001 · Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 64 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 64
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,286
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stanford Heights
  • FEMA-MID $631K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Stanford Heights Fire Department, NY (+ 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 MI department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Lake Ann, MI
FDID
01001

FEMA Grant History

$631K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FR00088 $630,761

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #39 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,286 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 191% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster weight

Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department carries 47.1% of Benzie County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (136 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 64 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Stanford Heights Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Benzonia Township Fire Department
Benzonia · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 64 personnel

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

Stanford Heights Fire Department, NY 64 Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue, OR 64 Pascoag Fire Department, RI 64 Sherrills Ford Terrell Fire and Rescue, NC 64 Zillah City Fire and Rescue, WA 64 Belfast Volunteer Fire Department, ME 64 Fairbury Fire Department, IL 64 Fulton Fire Protection District, IL 64

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department has 64 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 191% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,286 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #39 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Almira 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 Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

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

Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Benzie County, MI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Almira Township Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $630,761 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 Michigan?

Michigan has 1,274 fire departments with 28,594 total personnel. 61% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.