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Alpena Township Fire Department

Alpena, MI · Alpena County. Alpena Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Alpena Township Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Michigan average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+27%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$197,244
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
62/100
Alpena 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 B
28 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
28 personnel · 1 station

Alpena Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Alpena, MI (Alpena 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 #11,298 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $197,244.

  • National personnel rank #11,298 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #295 of 1,008
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Alpena County

Alpena Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 00402 · Alpena Township Fire Department, MI 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,298
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jones Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $197K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jones Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Alpena, MI
FDID
00402

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2010)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0978 $197,244

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Alpena Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #295 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,298 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 27% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster geometry

Alpena County HIFLD mix around Alpena Township Fire Department

Alpena County: 10 departments, 156 personnel (6 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 90% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Jones Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Sanborn Township Fire Department
Ossineke · volunteer
All MI departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Jones Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Robertsdale Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Stapleton Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Styx River Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Georgetown Fellowship Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Satsuma Fire Department, AL 28 Sacramento / Weed Volunteer Fire Department, NM 28 City of Toppenish Fire Department, WA 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Alpena Township Fire Department have?

Alpena Township Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,298 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #295 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Alpena Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Alpena Township Fire Department operate?

Alpena Township Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Alpena Township Fire Department?

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

Has Alpena Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Alpena Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $197,244 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2010.

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.