Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Southgate Fire Department

Southgate, MI · Wayne County. Southgate Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Southgate Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Michigan average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
+18%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$1,596,774
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
73/100
Southgate 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
26 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 A
$61,414 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 1 station

Southgate Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Southgate, MI (Wayne County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,884 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,596,774.

  • National personnel rank #12,884 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #395 of 1,008
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 44 other listed departments in Wayne County

Southgate Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 08242 · Southgate Fire Department, MI 26 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,884
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Humboldt Fire Pro…
  • FEMA-MID $1.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department, NV (+ 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
Southgate, MI
FDID
08242

FEMA Grant History

$1.6M
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2021)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-10097 $419,318.18
2012 EMW-2012-FV-0310 $383,778
2011 EMW2011FR00223 $796,400
2011 EMW2010FH00671 $-2,722

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Southgate Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #395 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,884 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 18% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Southgate Fire Department is 1.6% 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.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department, NV (+0 personnel).

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 career peers near 26 personnel

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

Humboldt Fire Protection District / Winnemucca Rural Fire Department, NV 26 Whitesville Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 26 Millen Jenkins County Fire Department, GA 26 Hyde Park Fire Department, VT 26 Perry Fire Department, GA 26 Spanish Lake Fire Protection District, MO 26 Coalinga Fire Department, CA 26 North Lauderdale Fire Rescue, FL 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Southgate Fire Department have?

Southgate Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,884 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #395 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Southgate Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Southgate Fire Department operate?

Southgate Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Southgate Fire Department?

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

Has Southgate Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Southgate Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,596,774.18 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.