Department profile

Volunteer

Chesaning Brady Fire Department

Chesaning, MI · Saginaw County. Chesaning Brady Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Chesaning Brady Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Michigan average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
+27%
vs. Michigan average
2
stations
$197,143
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
22/100
Chesaning Brady 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
14 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 D
$7,041 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 2 stations

Chesaning Brady Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Chesaning, MI (Saginaw County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,383 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $197,143.

  • National personnel rank #11,383 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #302 of 1,008
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 25 other listed departments in Saginaw County

Chesaning Brady Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 07307 · Chesaning Brady Fire Department, MI 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,383
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Somerton Fire and…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $197K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Somerton Fire and Emergency Medical Services, 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Chesaning, MI
FDID
07307

FEMA Grant History

$197K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-06661 $197,142.85

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Chesaning Brady Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #302 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,383 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 27% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Chesaning Brady Fire Department is 3.7% of Saginaw County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 756 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 70% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Somerton Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Albee Township Fire Department
Burt · volunteer
Birch Run Township Fire Department
Birch Run · volunteer
Blumfield Township Fire Department
Saginaw · volunteer
Bridgeport Fire Department
Bridgeport · volunteer
Buena Vista Fire Department
Saginaw · volunteer
Frankenmuth Fire Department
Frankenmuth · volunteer
James Township Fire Department
Saginaw · volunteer
All MI departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Somerton Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 28 Cataula Volunteer Fire Department, GA 28 West Nodaway Fire Protection District, MO 28 Smith Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 28 Town of Columbus Fire Department, NC 28 Atkinson Fire Department, NC 28 Dewittville Fire Department, NY 28 Pasquotank-Newland Volunteer Fire Department, NC 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Chesaning Brady Fire Department have?

Chesaning Brady Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,383 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #302 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Chesaning Brady Fire Department provide EMS services?

Chesaning Brady 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 Chesaning Brady Fire Department operate?

Chesaning Brady Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Chesaning Brady Fire Department?

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

Has Chesaning Brady Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Chesaning Brady Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $197,142.85 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.