Department profile

Volunteer

Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department

Dowagiac, MI · Cass County. Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Michigan average.

Top 46%
national personnel size
+36%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$669,118
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
68/100
Indian Lake 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 B
30 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 B
$22,304 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dowagiac, MI (Cass County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,274 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $669,118.

  • National personnel rank #10,274 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #250 of 1,008
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Cass County

Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 46% higher than 54% 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 01405 · Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MI 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,274
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Collins Chapel Fi…
  • FEMA-MID $669K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Collins Chapel 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
Dowagiac, MI
FDID
01405

FEMA Grant History

$669K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-04602 $669,118.09

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #250 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,274 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster geometry

Cass County HIFLD mix around Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department

Cass County: 11 departments, 280 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 36% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Cassopolis Volunteer Fire Department
Cassopolis · volunteer
Dowagiac Fire Department
Dowagiac · volunteer
Edwardsburg Fire Department
Edwardsburg · volunteer
Penn Township Fire Department
Vandalia · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Collins Chapel Fire and Rescue, AL 30 East Chilton Volunteer Fire and Rescue, AL 30 Granite Falls Fire Department, NC 30 Jemison Fire Department, AL 30 Union Grove Volunteer Fire Department, AL 30 Gilbertown Volunteer Fire Department, AL 30 Waynesville Volunteer Fire Department, GA 30 Allenspark Fire Protection District, CO 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department have?

Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,274 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #250 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Indian Lake 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 Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department?

Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cass County, MI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $669,118.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.