Department profile

Volunteer

Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department

Ida, MI · Monroe County. Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Michigan average.

35th pct.
national personnel size
+9%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$404,581
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
55/100
Ida 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 C
24 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$16,858 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ida, MI (Monroe County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,503 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $404,581.

  • National personnel rank #14,503 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #498 of 1,008
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 21 other listed departments in Monroe County

Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 65% higher than 35% 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 05809 · Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,503
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Riverside Fire an…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $405K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Riverside Fire and Rescue, AL (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Ida, MI
FDID
05809

FEMA Grant History

$405K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-02216 $200,000
2017 EMW2016FO03443 $204,581

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #498 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,503 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 9% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department is 4.0% of Monroe County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 603 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 68% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Riverside Fire and Rescue, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ash Township Fire Department
Carleton · other
Bedford Fire Department
Temperance · volunteer
Berlin Charter Township Fire Department
South Rockwood · volunteer
Erie Township Fire Department
Erie · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Riverside Fire and Rescue, AL 24 Crawford Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 Temple Hill Volunteer Fire Department, KY 24 Ceresco Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, NE 24 New Hope Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 New Knoxville-Washington Township Fire Department, OH 24 Bethel East Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 Gallatin Gateway Rural Fire District, MT 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,503 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #498 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Ida 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 Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

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

Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Monroe County, MI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Ida Township Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $404,581 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2021 (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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