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Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue

Grand Haven, MI · Ottawa County. Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Michigan average.

Top 49%
national personnel size
+32%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$362,545
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
58/100
Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue

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 B
29 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
$12,502 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 1 station

Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Grand Haven, MI (Ottawa County), with 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,052 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $362,545.

  • National personnel rank #11,052 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #286 of 1,008
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Ottawa County

Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 07010 · Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue, MI 29 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,052
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Durant Fire and R…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $363K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Durant Fire and Rescue, OK (+ 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
Grand Haven, MI
FDID
07010

FEMA Grant History

$363K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-01099 $362,545.45

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #286 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,052 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 32% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue is 4.4% 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.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Durant Fire and Rescue, OK (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allendale Township Fire Department
Allendale · volunteer
Coopersville-Polkton Fire Department
Coopersville · volunteer
Crockery Township Fire Department
Nunica · volunteer
Ferrysburg Fire Department
Spring Lake · volunteer
Georgetown Township Fire Department
Hudsonville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Durant Fire and Rescue, OK 29 Ridgewood Volunteer Fire Department, TN 29 Spirit of 76 Volunteer Fire Department, OH 29 Woodsdale Fire Department Incorporated, NC 29 Back Swamp Volunteer Fire Department, NC 29 Crook Fire Department, CO 29 Eldridge Volunteer Fire Department, AL 29 Saragossa Volunteer Fire Department, AL 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue have?

Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,052 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #286 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue operate?

Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue?

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

Has Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Grand Haven Township Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $362,545.45 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.