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Jonesville Fire Department

Jonesville, MI · Hillsdale County. Jonesville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Jonesville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Michigan average.

44th pct.
national personnel size
+18%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$420,000
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
57/100
Jonesville 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
26 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 C
$16,154 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 1 station

Jonesville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jonesville, MI (Hillsdale County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,640 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $420,000.

  • National personnel rank #12,640 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #379 of 1,008
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Hillsdale County

Jonesville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 56% higher than 44% 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 03005 · Jonesville Fire Department, MI 26 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Brewton
  • FEMA-LIGHT $420K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: East Brewton Fire Department, 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
Jonesville, MI
FDID
03005

FEMA Grant History

$420K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-19737 $420,000

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Jonesville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #379 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,640 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 18% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Jonesville Fire Department is 8.8% of Hillsdale County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 296 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 57% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: East Brewton Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allen Township Fire Department
Allen · volunteer
Camden Fire Department
Camden · volunteer
Hillsdale City Fire Department
Hillsdale · volunteer
Hillsdale Rural Fire Department
Hillsdale · volunteer
Litchfield Fire Department
Litchfield · volunteer
Montgomery Fire Department
Montgomery · volunteer
Moscow Township Fire Department
Jonesville · volunteer
North Adams Fire Department
North Adams · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

East Brewton Fire Department, AL 26 Chopmist Hill Fire Department, RI 26 Mantua Volunteer Fire Department, UT 26 McCall Volunteer Fire Department, AL 26 Cornatzer-Dulin Volunteer Fire Department, NC 26 Clark County Fire Department, NV 26 Huachuca City Fire Department, AZ 26 Madison Volunteer Fire Department, WV 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jonesville Fire Department have?

Jonesville Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,640 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #379 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Jonesville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Jonesville Fire Department operate?

Jonesville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Jonesville Fire Department?

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

Has Jonesville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Jonesville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $420,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.