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Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department

Hersey, MI · Osceola County. Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department and 15 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Hersey Township Volunteer 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.

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PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Hersey 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
15 personnel

Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Hersey, MI (Osceola County) and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,200 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,200 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #889 of 1,008
  • 7 other listed departments in Osceola County

Hersey Township Volunteer 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 06702 · Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 15 personnel

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,200
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Houston Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Houston 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
Hersey, MI
FDID
06702

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #889 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,200 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

Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department is 9.7% of Osceola County roster mass

The county lists 8 departments totaling 154 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 13% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

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

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Reed City Volunteer Fire Department
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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.

Houston Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Walker-Church Volunteer Fire Department, GA 15 Saint Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department, MO 15 Wagarville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Hersey Township Volunteer 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 #20,200 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #889 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Hersey 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 Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

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

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

Hersey Township Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Osceola 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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