Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Royal Oak Fire Department

Royal Oak, MI · Oakland County. Royal Oak Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 72 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.

72
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Royal Oak Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Michigan average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+227%
vs. Michigan average
3
stations
$115,322
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
30/100
Royal Oak 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 C
24 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 F
$1,602 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
72 personnel · 3 stations

Royal Oak Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Royal Oak, MI (Oakland County), with 3 stations and 72 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,816 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $115,322.

  • National personnel rank #1,816 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #30 of 1,008
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 51 other listed departments in Oakland County

Royal Oak Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

72 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 06335 · Royal Oak Fire Department, MI 72 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 72
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,816
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Frederick County…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $115K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department, VA (+ 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
Royal Oak, MI
FDID
06335

FEMA Grant History

$115K
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2012)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW2011FO07471 $195,840
2011 EMW2010FH00629 $-80,518

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Royal Oak Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #30 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,816 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 227% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Royal Oak Fire Department is 3.0% of Oakland County roster mass

The county lists 73 departments totaling 2,378 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 96% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 72 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Auburn Hills Fire Department
Auburn Hills · volunteer
Bloomfield Hills Public Safety Department
Bloomfield Hills · career
Bloomfield Township Fire Department
Bloomfield Hills · career
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Nationwide career peers near 72 personnel

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

Frederick County Fire and Rescue Department, VA 72 Hacks Point Fire Company, MD 72 City of Orange Township Fire Department, NJ 72 Ridgefield Fire Department, CT 72 Florence Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KY 72 City of Salisbury Fire Department, NC 72 Lima Fire Department, OH 72 Lockport Township Fire and Ambulance District, IL 72

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Royal Oak Fire Department have?

Royal Oak Fire Department has 72 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 227% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,816 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #30 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Royal Oak Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Royal Oak Fire Department operate?

Royal Oak Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Royal Oak Fire Department?

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

Has Royal Oak Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Royal Oak Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $115,322 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2012 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2012.

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.