Department profile

Volunteer

Pavilion Township Fire Department

Scotts, MI · Kalamazoo County. Pavilion Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

29
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 50%
national personnel size
+32%
vs. Michigan average
2
stations
$209,000
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
24/100
Pavilion 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
14.5 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 D
$7,207 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 2 stations

Pavilion Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Scotts, MI (Kalamazoo County), with 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,169 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $209,000.

  • National personnel rank #11,169 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #291 of 1,008
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Kalamazoo County

Pavilion Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 03915 · Pavilion Township Fire Department, MI 29 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brassfield Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $209K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brassfield Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 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
Scotts, MI
FDID
03915

FEMA Grant History

$209K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV01612 $209,000

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Pavilion Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #291 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,169 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Pavilion Township Fire Department is 3.5% 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.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brassfield Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+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 29 personnel

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

Brassfield Volunteer Fire Department, NC 29 Cave Springs Fire Station, AR 29 Paincourtville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 29 Vanport Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 29 Triangle Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 29 Collingswood Fire Department, NJ 29 Williamstown Fire Department, MA 29 Roddy Volunteer Fire Department, GA 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pavilion Township Fire Department have?

Pavilion Township Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,169 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #291 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Pavilion Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

Pavilion 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 Pavilion Township Fire Department operate?

Pavilion Township Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Pavilion Township Fire Department?

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

Has Pavilion Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Pavilion Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $209,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (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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