Department profile

Volunteer

Munising Volunteer Fire Department

Munising, MI · Alger County. Munising Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Munising Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Michigan average.

32nd 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
48/100
Munising Volunteer 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
23 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
23 personnel · 1 station

Munising Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Munising, MI (Alger County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,211 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,211 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #547 of 1,008
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Alger County

Munising Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 68% higher than 32% 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 00203 · Munising Volunteer Fire Department, MI 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #15,211
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Milton-Freewater…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Milton-Freewater City Fire Department, OR (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Munising, MI
FDID
00203

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Munising Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #547 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,211 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Alger County HIFLD mix around Munising Volunteer Fire Department

Alger County: 10 departments, 165 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Milton-Freewater City Fire Department, OR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Burt Township Fire Department
Grand Marais · volunteer
Mathias Township Fire Department
Trenary · volunteer
Munising Ranger District
Munising · volunteer
Munising Township Fire Department
Wetmore · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Milton-Freewater City Fire Department, OR 23 Harrisburg Fire and Rescue, OR 23 Elgin Rural Fire Protection District, OR 23 Glade Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 23 Connell Fire Department, WA 23 Adair Rural Fire Protection District, OR 23 Alma Volunteer Fire Department, TX 23 Arrowsmith Fire Department, IL 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Munising Volunteer Fire Department have?

Munising Volunteer Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,211 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #547 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Munising Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Munising Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Munising Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Munising Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Munising Volunteer Fire Department?

Munising Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Alger 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.