Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ecorse Fire Department

Ecorse, MI · Wayne County. Ecorse Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

36th pct.
national personnel size
+9%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$338,696
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
53/100
Ecorse 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
24 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 C
$14,112 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Ecorse Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ecorse, MI (Wayne County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,369 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $338,696.

  • National personnel rank #14,369 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #489 of 1,008
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 44 other listed departments in Wayne County

Ecorse Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 08210 · Ecorse Fire Department, MI 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,369
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hamersville Fire…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $339K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hamersville Fire / Emergency Medical Services Department, OH (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Ecorse, MI
FDID
08210

FEMA Grant History

$339K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00100 $338,696.26

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Ecorse Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #489 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,369 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 9% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Ecorse Fire Department is 1.5% of Wayne County roster mass

The county lists 59 departments totaling 1,641 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hamersville Fire / Emergency Medical Services Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allen Park Fire Department
Allen Park · career
Belleville Fire Department
Belleville · volunteer
City of Flat Rock Fire Department
Flat Rock · volunteer
City of Hamtramck Fire Department
Hamtramck · career
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Nationwide career peers near 24 personnel

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

Hamersville Fire / Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 24 Caromi Fire Department, SC 24 Sandridge Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 24 Comfrey Fire Department, MN 24 Ferguson Fire Department, MO 24 Temple Hill Volunteer Fire Department, KY 24 Talmage Community Fire Department, NE 24 Athens Fire Department, OH 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ecorse Fire Department have?

Ecorse Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,369 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #489 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Ecorse Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ecorse Fire Department operate?

Ecorse Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ecorse Fire Department?

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

Has Ecorse Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Ecorse Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $338,696.26 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.