Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Alpena Fire Department

Alpena, MI · Alpena County. City of Alpena Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Alpena Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Michigan average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
+23%
vs. Michigan average
1
station

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
59/100
City of Alpena 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
27 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
27 personnel · 1 station

City of Alpena Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Alpena, MI (Alpena County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,986 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,986 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #336 of 1,008
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Alpena County

City of Alpena Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 53% higher than 47% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 00401 · City of Alpena Fire Department, MI 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,986
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alamosa
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alamosa Fire Department, CO (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Alpena, MI
FDID
00401

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How City of Alpena Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #336 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,986 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Alpena County

County mix is mostly volunteer (6 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alamosa Fire Department, CO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Alpena Township Fire Department
Alpena · volunteer
Sanborn Township Fire Department
Ossineke · volunteer
All MI departments →

Nationwide career peers near 27 personnel

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

Alamosa Fire Department, CO 27 Fleetwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NC 27 Bronston-Quinton Volunteer Fire Department, KY 27 Mount Victory Fire Department, KY 27 Kirksville Fire Department, MO 27 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA 27 AK Steel Plant Protection, PA 27 Athens Fire Department, TX 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Alpena Fire Department have?

City of Alpena Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,986 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #336 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does City of Alpena Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does City of Alpena Fire Department operate?

City of Alpena Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is City of Alpena Fire Department?

City of Alpena Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Alpena County, MI. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Michigan?

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

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.