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Keweenaw Bay Fire Department

Baraga, MI · Baraga County. Keweenaw Bay Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Keweenaw Bay Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Michigan average.

12th pct.
national personnel size
-27%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$41,500
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
17/100
Keweenaw Bay 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 D
16 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 F
$2,594 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
16 personnel · 1 station

Keweenaw Bay Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Baraga, MI (Baraga County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,648 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $41,500.

  • National personnel rank #19,648 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #867 of 1,008
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Baraga County

Keweenaw Bay Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 88% higher than 12% 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 00705 · Keweenaw Bay Fire Department, MI 16 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,648
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rich Hill
  • FEMA-LIGHT $42K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rich Hill Fire Department, MO (+ 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
Baraga, MI
FDID
00705

FEMA Grant History

$42K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FF-01860 $41,500

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Keweenaw Bay Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #867 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,648 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 27% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Keweenaw Bay Fire Department is 9.8% of Baraga County roster mass

The county lists 8 departments totaling 164 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 38% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rich Hill Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Aura Volunteer Fire Department
L'Anse · volunteer
Baraga Volunteer Fire Department
Baraga · volunteer
L'anse Fire Department
L'Anse · volunteer
Pelkie Volunteer Fire Department
Pelkie · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Rich Hill Fire Department, MO 16 Holly Springs Volunteer Fire Department, AL 16 Mountain High Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated, AL 16 Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District, OR 16 Exeter Fire Protection District, MO 16 Belforest Volunteer Fire Department, AL 16 Central Cascades Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OR 16 Summerdale Volunteer Fire Department, AL 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Keweenaw Bay Fire Department have?

Keweenaw Bay Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% below the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,648 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #867 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Keweenaw Bay Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Keweenaw Bay Fire Department operate?

Keweenaw Bay Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Keweenaw Bay Fire Department?

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

Has Keweenaw Bay Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Keweenaw Bay Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $41,500 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.