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Empire Volunteer Fire Department

Empire, MI · Leelanau County. Empire Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

24th pct.
national personnel size
-9%
vs. Michigan average

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
0/100
Empire Volunteer 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
No station count on file for this department
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
20 personnel

Empire Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Empire, MI (Leelanau County) and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,991 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,991 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #672 of 1,008
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Leelanau County

Empire Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 76% higher than 24% 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 04502 · Empire Volunteer Fire Department, MI 20 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,991
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tanner Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tanner Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MI department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Empire, MI
FDID
04502

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Empire Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #672 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,991 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 9% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster geometry

Leelanau County HIFLD mix around Empire Volunteer Fire Department

Leelanau County: 10 departments, 130 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Tanner Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cedar Fire Department
Cedar · volunteer
Glen Arbor Township Fire Department
Glen Arbor · volunteer
Grand Traverse Band Fire and Rescue
Peshawbestown · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 20 personnel

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

Tanner Volunteer Fire Department, AL 20 Lanton Volunteer Fire Department, MO 20 Notasulga Volunteer Fire Department, AL 20 Huntington Volunteer Fire Department, VT 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Empire Volunteer Fire Department have?

Empire Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% below the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,991 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #672 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Empire Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Empire Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Empire Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Empire Volunteer Fire Department?

Empire Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Leelanau County, MI.

How many fire departments are in Michigan?

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

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