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Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department

Irons, MI · Lake County. Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department is a fire department and 15 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.

15
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Michigan average.

9th pct.
national personnel size
-32%
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
Sauble-Elk-Eden 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
15 personnel

Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department is a fire department serving Irons, MI (Lake County) and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,474 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,474 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #907 of 1,008
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Lake County

Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 91% higher than 9% 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 04304 · Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department, MI 15 personnel

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Beauregard Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Beauregard Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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
Irons, MI
FDID
04304

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #907 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,474 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 32% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster geometry

Lake County HIFLD mix around Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department

Lake County: 9 departments, 105 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Beauregard Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Baldwin Fire Department
Baldwin · volunteer
Lake Township Fire Department
Baldwin · volunteer
Webber Township Fire Department
Baldwin · volunteer
Yates Township Fire Department
Idlewild · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 15 personnel

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

Beauregard Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Wheatland Volunteer Fire Department - Wheatland, MO 15 Xna Fire and Rescue, AR 15 Trumbull Township Fire and Rescue, OH 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department have?

Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% below the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,474 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #907 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department?

Sauble-Elk-Eden Township Fire Department is a fire department serving Lake County, MI.

How many fire departments are in Michigan?

Michigan has 1,274 fire departments with 28,594 total personnel. 61% are volunteer departments.

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