Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

South Haven Area Emergency Services

South Haven, MI · Van Buren County. South Haven Area Emergency Services is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 44 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.

44
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

South Haven Area Emergency Services pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Michigan average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Michigan average
4
stations
$398,182
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
9/100
South Haven Area Emergency Services

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
11 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
44 personnel · 4 stations

South Haven Area Emergency Services is a Volunteer department serving South Haven, MI (Van Buren County), with 4 stations and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,198 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $398,182.

  • National personnel rank #5,198 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #94 of 1,008
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Van Buren County

South Haven Area Emergency Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 08013 · South Haven Area Emergency Services, MI 44 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,198
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Groton Long Point
  • FEMA-LIGHT $398K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Groton Long Point 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
South Haven, MI
FDID
08013

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FR00172 $398,182

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How South Haven Area Emergency Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #94 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,198 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster geometry

Van Buren County HIFLD mix around South Haven Area Emergency Services

Van Buren County: 14 departments, 430 personnel (14 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 79% of departments. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Groton Long Point Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Grand Junction · volunteer
Decatur-Hamilton Fire Department
Decatur · volunteer
Gobles-Pine Grove Fire Department
Gobles · volunteer
Hartford Fire Department
Hartford · volunteer
Keeler Township Fire Department
Hartford · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

Groton Long Point Fire Department, CT 44 Reidsville Fire Department, NC 44 Cortez Fire Protection District, CO 44 Goodyear Fire Department, AZ 44 Versailles Rural Fire Protection District, MO 44 Merrimac Fire Department, MA 44 Eagle Springs Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 44 Millers Creek Volunteer Fire Department, NC 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does South Haven Area Emergency Services have?

South Haven Area Emergency Services has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,198 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #94 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does South Haven Area Emergency Services provide EMS services?

Yes, South Haven Area Emergency Services provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does South Haven Area Emergency Services operate?

South Haven Area Emergency Services operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is South Haven Area Emergency Services?

South Haven Area Emergency Services is a Volunteer department serving Van Buren County, MI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has South Haven Area Emergency Services received federal grants?

Yes, South Haven Area Emergency Services has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $398,182 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

How many fire departments are in Michigan?

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

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.