Department profile

Career (Paid)

Muskegon Heights Fire Department

Muskegon Heights, MI · Muskegon County. Muskegon Heights Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 16 total personnel. 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
No
EMS service

The verdict

Muskegon Heights Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Michigan average.

12th pct.
national personnel size
-27%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$1,276,994
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
57/100
Muskegon Heights 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment A
$79,812 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
16 personnel · 1 station

Muskegon Heights Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Muskegon Heights, MI (Muskegon 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 #19,722 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,276,994.

  • National personnel rank #19,722 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #871 of 1,008
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • 16 other listed departments in Muskegon County

Muskegon Heights 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 06111 · Muskegon Heights Fire Department, MI 16 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,722
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sharpsburg Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $1.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+ 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
Muskegon Heights, MI
FDID
06111

FEMA Grant History

$1.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2014)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FH00904 $900,834
2010 EMW2009FH01004 $-21,478
2009 EMW-2009-FH-0100 $397,638

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Muskegon Heights Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #871 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,722 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

Muskegon Heights Fire Department is 4.5% of Muskegon County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 357 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 43% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Blue Lake Township Fire Department
Twin Lake · volunteer
Casnovia Township Fire Department
Bailey · volunteer
Dalton Township Fire Department
Muskegon · volunteer
Egelston Township Fire Department
Muskegon · volunteer
Fruitport Fire Department
Fruitport · other
Fruitport Township Fire Department
Muskegon · volunteer
Holton Township Fire Department
Holton · volunteer
All MI departments →

Nationwide career peers near 16 personnel

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

Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department, KY 16 Ward Volunteer Fire Department, AL 16 Shoal Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Department, AL 16 Brookwood Volunteer Fire Department, AL 16 Perry Point Fire Department, MD 16 Trinidad Fire Department, CO 16 City of Jennings Fire Department, MO 16 Newberry Fire Rescue, FL 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Muskegon Heights Fire Department have?

Muskegon Heights 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 #19,722 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #871 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Muskegon Heights Fire Department provide EMS services?

Muskegon Heights Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Muskegon Heights Fire Department operate?

Muskegon Heights Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Muskegon Heights Fire Department?

Muskegon Heights Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Muskegon County, MI. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Muskegon Heights Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Muskegon Heights Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,276,994 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.