Colfax-Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Colfax-Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department

Colfax-Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department operates as a fire department in Manton, within Wexford County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 19 total personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Michigan has 1,274 registered fire departments and 28,594 total personnel, averaging roughly 22 staff per department. Colfax-Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department runs 14% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 54,500 fires, 112 fire deaths, and 61% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.