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Belleville Fire Department

Belleville, MI · Wayne County. Belleville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Belleville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Michigan average.

15th pct.
national personnel size
-23%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$900,994
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
57/100
Belleville 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 D
17 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 A
$53,000 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
17 personnel · 1 station

Belleville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Belleville, MI (Wayne County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,996 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $900,994.

  • National personnel rank #18,996 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #827 of 1,008
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 44 other listed departments in Wayne County

Belleville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 08202 · Belleville Fire Department, MI 17 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bonneau Rural
  • FEMA-MID $901K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bonneau Rural Fire Department, SC (+ 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
Belleville, MI
FDID
08202

FEMA Grant History

$901K
Cumulative funding (FY2021–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-08384 $434,327.27
2021 EMW-2021-FG-07034 $466,666.66

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Belleville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #827 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,996 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 23% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Belleville Fire Department is 1.0% of Wayne County roster mass

The county lists 59 departments totaling 1,641 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bonneau Rural Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allen Park Fire Department
Allen Park · career
City of Flat Rock Fire Department
Flat Rock · volunteer
City of Hamtramck Fire Department
Hamtramck · career
City of River Rouge Fire Department
River Rouge · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

Bonneau Rural Fire Department, SC 17 Curryville Volunteer Fire Department, MO 17 Alden Fire Department, OK 17 Carnegie Fire Department, OK 17 Paradox Valley Fire Department, CO 17 Wasola Fire Department, MO 17 Huntsville Fire Department, MO 17 Northeast Randolph Rural Fire Association - Cairo, MO 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Belleville Fire Department have?

Belleville Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% below the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,996 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #827 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Belleville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Belleville Fire Department operate?

Belleville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Belleville Fire Department?

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

Has Belleville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Belleville Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $900,993.93 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.