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Riverview Fire Department

Riverview, MI · Wayne County. Riverview Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 60 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.

60
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Riverview Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Michigan average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+173%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
93/100
Riverview 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 A
60 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
60 personnel · 1 station

Riverview Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Riverview, MI (Wayne County), with 1 station and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,703 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,703 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #45 of 1,008
  • 1.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 44 other listed departments in Wayne County

Riverview Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 08239 · Riverview Fire Department, MI 60 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lebanon
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lebanon Fire Department, CT (+ 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
Riverview, MI
FDID
08239

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Riverview Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #45 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,703 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 173% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Riverview Fire Department is 3.7% 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.

1.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lebanon Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

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

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 volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Lebanon Fire Department, CT 60 Deltona Fire Rescue Department, FL 60 Ridgebury Volunteer Fire Company, PA 60 Hinesville Fire Department, GA 60 Lawson Fire and Rescue Protection District, MO 60 Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 60 Stony Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC 60 Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department, VA 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Riverview Fire Department have?

Riverview Fire Department has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 173% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,703 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #45 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Riverview Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Riverview Fire Department operate?

Riverview Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Riverview Fire Department?

Riverview Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wayne 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.