Department profile

Volunteer

Athens Township Fire Department

Athens, MI · Calhoun County. Athens Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Athens Township Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Michigan average.

37th pct.
national personnel size
+9%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$1,679,086
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
71/100
Athens 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 C
24 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 A
$69,962 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Athens Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Athens, MI (Calhoun County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,221 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,679,086.

  • National personnel rank #14,221 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #475 of 1,008
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Calhoun County

Athens Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 63% higher than 37% 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 01302 · Athens Township Fire Department, MI 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,221
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Atkinson Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $1.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Atkinson Volunteer Fire Department, GA (+ 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
Athens, MI
FDID
01302

FEMA Grant History

$1.7M
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2021)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-01503 $331,039.1
2018 EMW-2018-FV-90127 $452,381
2017 EMW2016FR00073 $497,160
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0366 $398,506

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Athens Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #475 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,221 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 9% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Athens Township Fire Department is 4.0% of Calhoun County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 593 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 17% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Atkinson Volunteer Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Battle Creek Fire Department
Battle Creek · career
Burlington Township Fire Department
Burlington · volunteer
Fredonia Township Fire Department
Marshall · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Atkinson Volunteer Fire Department, GA 24 Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 24 Missouri Air National Guard - Rosecrans Fire Department-Dod, MO 24 Palisade Volunteer Fire Department, MN 24 Piedmont Fire Department, AL 24 Bridport Volunteer Fire Department, VT 24 Quincy Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Puerco Valley Fire District, AZ 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Athens Township Fire Department have?

Athens Township Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,221 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #475 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Athens Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

Athens Township 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 Athens Township Fire Department operate?

Athens Township Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Athens Township Fire Department?

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

Has Athens Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Athens Township Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,679,086.1 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2021 (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 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.