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Salem Township Fire Department

Northville, MI · Washtenaw County. Salem Township Fire Department is a fire department and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Salem Township Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Michigan average.

21st pct.
national personnel size
-9%
vs. Michigan average

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
0/100
Salem 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
No station count on file for this department
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
20 personnel

Salem Township Fire Department is a fire department serving Northville, MI (Washtenaw County) and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,618 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,618 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #716 of 1,008
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Washtenaw County

Salem Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 79% higher than 21% 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 08109 · Salem Township Fire Department, MI 20 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,618
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Avera Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Avera Volunteer Fire Department, GA (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MI department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Northville, MI
FDID
08109

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Salem Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #716 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,618 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 9% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Salem Township Fire Department is 4.3% of Washtenaw County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 468 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Avera Volunteer Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Ann Arbor Township Fire Department
Ann Arbor · volunteer
Augusta Township Fire Department
Whittaker · volunteer
Chelsea Area Fire Authority
Chelsea · volunteer
City of Ann Arbor Fire Department
Ann Arbor · career
Dexter Area Fire Department
Dexter · volunteer
Manchester Township Fire Department
Manchester · volunteer
Northfield Township Fire Department
Whitmore Lake · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 20 personnel

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

Avera Volunteer Fire Department, GA 20 Shingle Hollow Fire Department, NC 20 Spencer Volunteer Fire Department, NC 20 Scotch - Irish Volunteer Fire Department, NC 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Salem Township Fire Department have?

Salem Township Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% below the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,618 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #716 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Salem Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Salem Township Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Salem Township Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Salem Township Fire Department?

Salem Township Fire Department is a fire department serving Washtenaw County, MI.

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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