Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Argentine Township Fire and Rescue

Linden, MI · Genesee County. Argentine Township Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Argentine Township Fire and Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Michigan average.

Top 44%
national personnel size
+36%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$476,190
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
63/100
Argentine Township Fire and Rescue

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
30 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 C
$15,873 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Argentine Township Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Linden, MI (Genesee County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,847 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $476,190.

  • National personnel rank #9,847 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #230 of 1,008
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Genesee County

Argentine Township Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 02524 · Argentine Township Fire and Rescue, MI 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,847
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Loretto Volunteer…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $476K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Loretto Volunteer Fire Department and Rapid Responders, 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
Linden, MI
FDID
02524

FEMA Grant History

$476K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-02406 $476,190.47

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Argentine Township Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #230 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,847 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Argentine Township Fire and Rescue is 2.9% of Genesee County roster mass

The county lists 33 departments totaling 1,035 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 48% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Loretto Volunteer Fire Department and Rapid Responders, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Atlas Township Fire Department
Goodrich · volunteer
Burton City Fire
Burton · volunteer
City of Fenton Fire Department
Fenton · volunteer
Clio Area Fire Department
Clio · volunteer
Fenton Township Fire and Rescue
Fenton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Loretto Volunteer Fire Department and Rapid Responders, AL 30 Tybee Island Fire Department, GA 30 Dover Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Brodnax Volunteer Fire Department, VA 30 Park Ridge Fire Department, NJ 30 Russellville-Lohman Fire Protection District, MO 30 Chadbourn-Klondyke Fire and Rescue, NC 30 Patterson Volunteer Fire Department / Patterson Rescue Squad, VA 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Argentine Township Fire and Rescue have?

Argentine Township Fire and Rescue has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,847 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #230 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Argentine Township Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Argentine Township Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Argentine Township Fire and Rescue operate?

Argentine Township Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Argentine Township Fire and Rescue?

Argentine Township Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Genesee County, MI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Argentine Township Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Argentine Township Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $476,190.47 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.