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Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

Roscommon, MI · Roscommon County. Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 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.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Michigan average.

27th pct.
national personnel size
-5%
vs. Michigan average
1
station

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
42/100
Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

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
21 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
21 personnel · 1 station

Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Roscommon, MI (Roscommon County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,358 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,358 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #617 of 1,008
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Roscommon County

Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 73% higher than 27% 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 07206 · Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, MI 21 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,358
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Madrid
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: New Madrid 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
Roscommon, MI
FDID
07206

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #617 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,358 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 5% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is 8.5% of Roscommon County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 246 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 73% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: New Madrid Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Denton Township Fire Department
Prudenville · volunteer
Lake Township Fire Department
Houghton Lake · other
Nester Township Fire Department
Gladwin · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

New Madrid Fire Department, MO 21 Vernon Center Volunteer Fire Department, MN 21 Webb Lake Volunteer Fire and Rescue, WI 21 Columbia Falls Fire Department, MT 21 Mill Spring Volunteer Fire Department, NC 21 Westphalia Fire Protection District House 1, MO 21 Sophia Fire Department, NC 21 Garysburg Fire Department, NC 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services have?

Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% below the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,358 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #617 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services?

Lyon Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Roscommon County, MI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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