Spalding Township Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Spalding Township Volunteer Fire Department

Spalding Township Volunteer Fire Department operates as a fire department in Powers, within Menominee County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 30 total personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Michigan has 1,274 registered fire departments and 28,594 total personnel, averaging roughly 22 staff per department. Spalding Township Volunteer Fire Department runs 36% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 54,500 fires, 112 fire deaths, and 61% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.