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Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department

Bark River, MI · Menominee County. Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department and 17 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

17
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

15th pct.
national personnel size
-23%
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
Harris Township 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
17 personnel

Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Bark River, MI (Menominee County) and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,138 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,138 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #838 of 1,008
  • 13 other listed departments in Menominee County

Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 05508 · Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 17 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,138
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Macedonia-Ethelsv…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Macedonia-Ethelsville 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
Bark River, MI
FDID
05508

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #838 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,138 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 23% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department is 6.2% of Menominee County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 275 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

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

Nearby Departments

Daggett Volunteer Fire Department
Daggett · volunteer
Mellen Township Fire Department
Wallace · volunteer
Menominee Fire Department
Menominee · career
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Nationwide departments near 17 personnel

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

Macedonia-Ethelsville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 17 Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department, AL 17 McCammon Volunteer Fire Department, ID 17 West Perry-East Hale Volunteer Fire Department, AL 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% below the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,138 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #838 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

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

What type of fire department is Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department?

Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Menominee 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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