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Alpine Township Fire Department

Comstock Park, MI · Kent County. Alpine Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 33 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.

33
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 38%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. Michigan average
3
stations
$223,250
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
17/100
Alpine 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 F
11 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 D
$6,765 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
33 personnel · 3 stations

Alpine Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Comstock Park, MI (Kent County), with 3 stations and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,564 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $223,250.

  • National personnel rank #8,564 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #182 of 1,008
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Kent County

Alpine Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 04125 · Alpine Township Fire Department, MI 33 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,564
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ The City of Saint…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $223K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: The City of Saint Pete Beach Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Comstock Park, MI
FDID
04125

FEMA Grant History

$223K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV00896 $223,250

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Alpine Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #182 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,564 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Alpine Township Fire Department is 3.0% of Kent County roster mass

The county lists 38 departments totaling 1,098 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: The City of Saint Pete Beach Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ada Township Fire Department
Ada · volunteer
Algoma Township Fire Department
Rockford · volunteer
Bowne Township Fire Department
Alto · volunteer
Byron Township Fire Department
Byron Center · volunteer
Cannon Township Fire Department
Rockford · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 33 personnel

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

The City of Saint Pete Beach Fire Department, FL 33 Harpersfield Fire Department, OH 33 Oakland Fire Department, AL 33 Beaver Volunteer Fire Department, PA 33 Hampton Fire Company, CT 33 Hatton Volunteer Fire Department, AL 33 Sanitaria Springs Fire Company, NY 33 Glen Aubrey Fire Department, NY 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Alpine Township Fire Department have?

Alpine Township Fire Department has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,564 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #182 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Alpine Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Alpine Township Fire Department operate?

Alpine Township Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Alpine Township Fire Department?

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

Has Alpine Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Alpine Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $223,250 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 Michigan?

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

Related guides

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