Department profile

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Crockery Township Fire Department

Nunica, MI · Ottawa County. Crockery Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Crockery Township Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Michigan average.

41st pct.
national personnel size
+14%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$19,706
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
30/100
Crockery 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 C
25 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 F
$788 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Crockery Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Nunica, MI (Ottawa County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,250 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $19,706.

  • National personnel rank #13,250 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #421 of 1,008
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Ottawa County

Crockery Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 59% higher than 41% 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 07005 · Crockery Township Fire Department, MI 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #13,250
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arcadia
  • FEMA-LIGHT $20K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Arcadia Fire Department, LA (+ 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
Nunica, MI
FDID
07005

FEMA Grant History

$20K
Cumulative funding (FY2006)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2006 EMW2006FF03980 $19,706

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Crockery Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #421 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,250 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Crockery Township Fire Department is 3.8% 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.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Arcadia Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allendale Township Fire Department
Allendale · volunteer
Coopersville-Polkton Fire Department
Coopersville · volunteer
Ferrysburg Fire Department
Spring Lake · volunteer
Georgetown Township Fire Department
Hudsonville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Arcadia Fire Department, LA 25 Coweta Fire Department, OK 25 Freedom Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department, CO 25 Hanover Fire Department, NY 25 Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 Saint Croix Tribal Hertel Fire Department, WI 25 Eagle Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MN 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Crockery Township Fire Department have?

Crockery Township Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,250 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #421 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Crockery Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Crockery Township Fire Department operate?

Crockery Township Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Crockery Township Fire Department?

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

Has Crockery Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Crockery Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $19,706 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2006.

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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