Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Highland Park Fire Department

Highland Park, MI · Wayne County. Highland Park Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 68 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.

68
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Highland Park Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Michigan average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+209%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$4,249,327
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
94/100
Highland Park 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 A
68 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 A
$62,490 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
68 personnel · 1 station

Highland Park Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Highland Park, MI (Wayne County), with 1 station and 68 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,039 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $4,249,327.

  • National personnel rank #2,039 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #34 of 1,008
  • 1.47 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 44 other listed departments in Wayne County

Highland Park Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

68 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 08223 · Highland Park Fire Department, MI 68 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 68
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,039
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Eden
  • FEMA-MID $4.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Eden Fire Department, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Highland Park, MI
FDID
08223

FEMA Grant History

$4.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2014)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FR00390 $1,568,160
2009 EMW-2009-FC-0513 $2,681,167

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Highland Park Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #34 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,039 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 209% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Highland Park Fire Department is 4.1% of Wayne County roster mass

The county lists 59 departments totaling 1,641 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.47 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 68 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Eden Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allen Park Fire Department
Allen Park · career
Belleville Fire Department
Belleville · volunteer
City of Flat Rock Fire Department
Flat Rock · volunteer
City of Hamtramck Fire Department
Hamtramck · career
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Nationwide career peers near 68 personnel

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

Eden Fire Department, NC 68 Stanley Volunteer Fire Department, WI 68 Gravois Fire Protection District, MO 68 Norfolk Fire Division, NE 68 West Manatee Fire and Rescue, FL 68 Brentwood Volunteer Fire Department / Cottage City Volunteer Fire Company / Bunker Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, MD 68 Lake Stevens Fire Department, WA 68 Bedford Park Fire Department, IL 68

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Highland Park Fire Department have?

Highland Park Fire Department has 68 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 209% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,039 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #34 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Highland Park Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Highland Park Fire Department operate?

Highland Park Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Highland Park Fire Department?

Highland Park Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Wayne County, MI. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Highland Park Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Highland Park Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $4,249,327 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.