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Hamlin Township Fire Department

Ludington, MI · Mason County. Hamlin Township Fire Department is a fire department and 15 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.

15
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hamlin Township Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Michigan average.

10th pct.
national personnel size
-32%
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
Hamlin 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
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
15 personnel

Hamlin Township Fire Department is a fire department serving Ludington, MI (Mason County) and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,184 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,184 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #888 of 1,008
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Mason County

Hamlin Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 90% higher than 10% 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 05303 · Hamlin Township Fire Department, MI 15 personnel

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,184
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Uniontown Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Uniontown 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
Ludington, MI
FDID
05303

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Hamlin Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #888 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,184 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 32% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Hamlin Township Fire Department is 7.4% of Mason County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 202 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 18% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

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

Nearby Departments

Branch Township Fire Department
Branch · volunteer
Carr Fire Department
Branch · other
Custer Fire Department
Custer · volunteer
Fountain Area Fire Department
Fountain · other
Grant Township Fire and Rescue
Manistee · volunteer
Ludington Fire Department
Ludington · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 15 personnel

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

Uniontown Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Souris Fire Protection District / Souris Rural Fire Protection District, ND 15 East Haven Volunteer Fire Department, VT 15 Goodway Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hamlin Township Fire Department have?

Hamlin Township Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% below the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,184 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #888 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Hamlin Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hamlin Township Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Hamlin Township Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Hamlin Township Fire Department?

Hamlin Township Fire Department is a fire department serving Mason 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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