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Chester Township Fire Department

Conklin, MI · Ottawa County. Chester Township Fire Department is a fire department and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Chester Township Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Michigan average.

44th pct.
national personnel size
+18%
vs. Michigan average

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
0/100
Chester 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
No station count on file for this department
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
26 personnel

Chester Township Fire Department is a fire department serving Conklin, MI (Ottawa County) and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,456 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,456 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #365 of 1,008
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Ottawa County

Chester Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 56% higher than 44% 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 07003 · Chester Township Fire Department, MI 26 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,456
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cordry Sweetwater
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cordry Sweetwater Fire Department, IN (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MI department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Conklin, MI
FDID
07003

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Chester Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #365 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,456 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 18% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Chester Township Fire Department is 3.9% of Ottawa County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 660 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 84% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Cordry Sweetwater Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Allendale Township Fire Department
Allendale · volunteer
Coopersville-Polkton Fire Department
Coopersville · volunteer
Crockery Township Fire Department
Nunica · volunteer
Ferrysburg Fire Department
Spring Lake · volunteer
Georgetown Township Fire Department
Hudsonville · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 26 personnel

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

Cordry Sweetwater Fire Department, IN 26 Achille Fire Department, OK 26 Platte River Power Authority Fire and Rescue, CO 26 Maple Springs Fire Company Incorporated, NY 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Chester Township Fire Department have?

Chester Township Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,456 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #365 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Chester Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Chester Township Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Chester Township Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Chester Township Fire Department?

Chester Township Fire Department is a fire department serving Ottawa County, MI.

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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