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Monroe Charter Township Fire Department

Monroe, MI · Monroe County. Monroe Charter Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 33 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.

33
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Monroe Charter Township Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Michigan average.

Top 39%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. Michigan average
3
stations
$684,248
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
9/100
Monroe Charter Township 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
11 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
33 personnel · 3 stations

Monroe Charter Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Monroe, MI (Monroe County), with 3 stations and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,786 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $684,248.

  • National personnel rank #8,786 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #193 of 1,008
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Monroe County

Monroe Charter Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 05814 · Monroe Charter Township Fire Department, MI 33 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,786
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chillicothe
  • FEMA-MID $684K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Chillicothe 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
Monroe, MI
FDID
05814

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-03029 $208,057
2016 EMW2015FV01565 $476,191

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Monroe Charter Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #193 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,786 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Monroe Charter Township Fire Department is 5.5% of Monroe County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 603 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 68% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 33 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Ash Township Fire Department
Carleton · other
Bedford Fire Department
Temperance · volunteer
Berlin Charter Township Fire Department
South Rockwood · volunteer
Erie Township Fire Department
Erie · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 33 personnel

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

Chillicothe Fire Department, MO 33 Steele Fire Department, AL 33 Nebo Volunteer Fire Department, NC 33 Greenwich Township Fire and Rescue, NJ 33 Cedarville Fire Department, NJ 33 Liberty Volunteer Fire Department, AL 33 Bennett Spring Fire Protection District, MO 33 Carthage Volunteer Fire Department, NC 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monroe Charter Township Fire Department have?

Monroe Charter Township Fire Department has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,786 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #193 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Monroe Charter Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Monroe Charter Township Fire Department operate?

Monroe Charter Township Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Monroe Charter Township Fire Department?

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

Has Monroe Charter Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Monroe Charter Township Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $684,248 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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