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Dexter Area Fire Department

Dexter, MI · Washtenaw County. Dexter Area Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Dexter Area Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Michigan average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+55%
vs. Michigan average
3
stations
$228,191
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
17/100
Dexter Area 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
11.3 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 D
$6,712 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 3 stations

Dexter Area Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dexter, MI (Washtenaw County), with 3 stations and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,313 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $228,191.

  • National personnel rank #8,313 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #174 of 1,008
  • 8.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Washtenaw County

Dexter Area Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 08105 · Dexter Area Fire Department, MI 34 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brillion Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $228K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brillion Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Dexter, MI
FDID
08105

FEMA Grant History

$228K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-00876 $209,804
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00188 $18,387

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Dexter Area Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #174 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,313 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 55% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Dexter Area Fire Department is 7.3% of Washtenaw County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 468 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brillion Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ann Arbor Township Fire Department
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Whittaker · volunteer
Chelsea Area Fire Authority
Chelsea · volunteer
City of Ann Arbor Fire Department
Ann Arbor · career
Manchester Township Fire Department
Manchester · volunteer
Northfield Township Fire Department
Whitmore Lake · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Brillion Volunteer Fire Department, WI 34 Clement Volunteer Fire Department, NC 34 Erin Fire Department, NY 34 Anadarko Fire Department Emergency Medical Services, OK 34 Herring Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NC 34 Red Springs Fire Department, NC 34 Star Cross Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 34 Elk Creek Volunteer Fire Department, VA 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dexter Area Fire Department have?

Dexter Area Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 55% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,313 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #174 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Dexter Area Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Dexter Area Fire Department operate?

Dexter Area Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Dexter Area Fire Department?

Dexter Area Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Washtenaw County, MI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Dexter Area Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Dexter Area Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $228,191 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.