Department profile

Volunteer

Oshtemo Township Fire Department

Kalamazoo, MI · Kalamazoo County. Oshtemo Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 43 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

43
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Oshtemo Township Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Michigan average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+95%
vs. Michigan average
3
stations
$2,835,068
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
19/100
Oshtemo 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
14.3 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
43 personnel · 3 stations

Oshtemo Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kalamazoo, MI (Kalamazoo County), with 3 stations and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,356 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,835,068.

  • National personnel rank #5,356 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #96 of 1,008
  • 6.98 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Kalamazoo County

Oshtemo Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 03913 · Oshtemo Township Fire Department, MI 43 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,356
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elizabeth Fire Pr…
  • FEMA-MID $2.8M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Elizabeth Fire Protection District, CO (+ 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
Kalamazoo, MI
FDID
03913

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FR-0043 $2,835,068

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Oshtemo Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #96 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,356 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 95% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Oshtemo Township Fire Department is 5.2% of Kalamazoo County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 832 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 35% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.98 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 43 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Elizabeth Fire Protection District, CO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Alamo Township Fire Department
Kalamazoo · volunteer
Climax Township Fire Department
Climax · volunteer
Cooper Township Fire Department
Kalamazoo · volunteer
Galesburg-Charleston Fire Department
Galesburg · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 43 personnel

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

Elizabeth Fire Protection District, CO 43 Boswell Grant Township Fire Department, IN 43 Cloverdale Volunteer Fire Department, AL 43 Clinton Fire Department, MO 43 Bunn Rural Fire Association Incorporated, NC 43 Burning Mountains Fire Protection District, CO 43 Sheffield Fire Department, MA 43 Butler Volunteer Fire Company, MD 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Oshtemo Township Fire Department have?

Oshtemo Township Fire Department has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 95% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,356 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #96 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Oshtemo Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

Oshtemo Township 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 Oshtemo Township Fire Department operate?

Oshtemo Township Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Oshtemo Township Fire Department?

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

Has Oshtemo Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Oshtemo Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $2,835,068 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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.