Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department

Freeland, MI · Saginaw County. Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 9 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.

9
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Michigan average.

1st pct.
national personnel size
-59%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$5,785,889
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
50/100
Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport 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 F
9 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 A
$642,877 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
9 personnel · 1 station

Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Freeland, MI (Saginaw County), with 1 station and 9 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,129 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $5,785,889.

  • National personnel rank #22,129 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #994 of 1,008
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 25 other listed departments in Saginaw County

Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

9 Top 99% higher than 1% 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 07322 · Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department, MI 9 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-HEAVY · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 9
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #22,129
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maxwell
  • FEMA-HEAVY $5.8M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Maxwell Fire Department, NM (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Freeland, MI
FDID
07322

FEMA Grant History

$5.8M
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2024)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-03647 $1,201,454.54
2015 EMW2014FH00631 $1,962,464
2012 EMW2012FH00813 $2,317,587
2009 EMW-2009-FO-1079 $304,383

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #994 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,129 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 59% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department is 1.2% of Saginaw County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 756 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 70% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 9 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Maxwell Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Albee Township Fire Department
Burt · volunteer
Birch Run Township Fire Department
Birch Run · volunteer
Blumfield Township Fire Department
Saginaw · volunteer
Bridgeport Fire Department
Bridgeport · volunteer
Buena Vista Fire Department
Saginaw · volunteer
Chesaning Brady Fire Department
Chesaning · volunteer
Frankenmuth Fire Department
Frankenmuth · volunteer
All MI departments →

Nationwide career peers near 9 personnel

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

Maxwell Fire Department, NM 9 Bakersfield Volunteer Fire Department, MO 9 Barney Volunteer Fire Department, AL 9 Silver Peak Fire Department / Silver Peak Ambulance Service, NV 9 Cuthbert Fire Department, GA 9 Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, IL 9 Greater Peoria Regional Airport Public Safety, IL 9 Six Flags Great Adventure Safety Department, NJ 9

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department have?

Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department has 9 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 59% below the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,129 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #994 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department operate?

Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department?

Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Saginaw County, MI. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Midland Bay Saginaw International Airport Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $5,785,888.54 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

How many fire departments are in Michigan?

Michigan has 1,274 fire departments with 28,594 total personnel. 61% are volunteer departments.

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