Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Northville Township Fire Department

Northville, MI · Wayne County. Northville Township Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 15 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.

15
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Northville Township Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Michigan average.

9th pct.
national personnel size
-32%
vs. Michigan average
2
stations
$471,622
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
39/100
Northville 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
7.5 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 B
$31,441 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
15 personnel · 2 stations

Northville Township Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Northville, MI (Wayne County), with 2 stations and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,369 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $471,622.

  • National personnel rank #20,369 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #900 of 1,008
  • 13.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 44 other listed departments in Wayne County

Northville Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 91% higher than 9% 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 08255 · Northville Township Fire Department, MI 15 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,369
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Goose Cre…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $472K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Goose Creek Fire Department, SC (+ 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
Northville, MI
FDID
08255

FEMA Grant History

$472K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FV-01995 $238,095
2018 EMW-2018-FR-00495 $233,526.68

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Northville Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #900 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,369 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 32% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Northville Township Fire Department is 0.9% of Wayne County roster mass

The county lists 59 departments totaling 1,641 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

13.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Goose Creek Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allen Park Fire Department
Allen Park · career
Belleville Fire Department
Belleville · volunteer
City of Flat Rock Fire Department
Flat Rock · volunteer
City of Hamtramck Fire Department
Hamtramck · career
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Nationwide career peers near 15 personnel

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

City of Goose Creek Fire Department, SC 15 Kite Community Volunteer Fire Department, GA 15 Mesa Verde National Park Fire Department, CO 15 Holly Hill Fire Rescue, FL 15 Colorado State Forest Service - Fort Collins District, CO 15 Pelham Fire Department, GA 15 Pueblo Chemical Depot Fire Department-Dod, CO 15 Xna Fire and Rescue, AR 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Northville Township Fire Department have?

Northville Township Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% below the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,369 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #900 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Northville Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Northville Township Fire Department operate?

Northville Township Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Northville Township Fire Department?

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

Has Northville Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Northville Township Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $471,621.68 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.