Department profile

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Bruce Township Fire Department

Romeo, MI · Macomb County. Bruce Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 49%
national personnel size
+32%
vs. Michigan average
3
stations

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
8/100
Bruce 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
9.7 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
29 personnel · 3 stations

Bruce Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Romeo, MI (Macomb County), with 3 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,957 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,957 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #283 of 1,008
  • 10.34 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Macomb County

Bruce Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 05023 · Bruce Township Fire Department, MI 29 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,957
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nelsonville Divis…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Nelsonville Division of Fire, OH (+ 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
Romeo, MI
FDID
05023

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Bruce Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #283 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,957 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 32% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Bruce Township Fire Department is 2.4% of Macomb County roster mass

The county lists 37 departments totaling 1,233 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

10.34 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Nelsonville Division of Fire, OH (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Armada Township Fire Department
Armada · volunteer
Chesterfield Township Fire Department
Chesterfield Township · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Nelsonville Division of Fire, OH 29 City of Angels Fire Department, CA 29 Dunklin Fire Protection District, MO 29 Shady Valley Fire Protection District, MO 29 Micro Volunteer Fire Department, NC 29 Allouez Fire Department, WI 29 Albany Area Volunteer Fire Department, OH 29 North Brook Volunteer Fire Department, NC 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bruce Township Fire Department have?

Bruce Township Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,957 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #283 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Bruce Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bruce Township Fire Department operate?

Bruce Township Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bruce Township Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in Michigan?

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

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