Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Spring Lake Township Fire Department

Spring Lake, MI · Ottawa County. Spring Lake Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

38th pct.
national personnel size
+14%
vs. Michigan average
3
stations
$967,849
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
7/100
Spring Lake 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 F
8.3 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
25 personnel · 3 stations

Spring Lake Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Spring Lake, MI (Ottawa County), with 3 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,010 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $967,849.

  • National personnel rank #14,010 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #464 of 1,008
  • 12.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Ottawa County

Spring Lake Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 62% higher than 38% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 07017 · Spring Lake Township Fire Department, MI 25 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,010
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arcadia
  • FEMA-MID $968K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Arcadia Fire Department, LA (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Spring Lake, MI
FDID
07017

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-04415 $173,095.23
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00271 $794,754

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Spring Lake Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #464 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,010 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Spring Lake Township Fire Department is 3.8% of Ottawa County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 660 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 84% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

12.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Arcadia Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allendale Township Fire Department
Allendale · volunteer
Coopersville-Polkton Fire Department
Coopersville · volunteer
Crockery Township Fire Department
Nunica · volunteer
Ferrysburg Fire Department
Spring Lake · volunteer
Georgetown Township Fire Department
Hudsonville · volunteer
All MI departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Arcadia Fire Department, LA 25 Coweta Fire Department, OK 25 Freedom Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 Hanover Fire Department, NY 25 Scott Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department, CO 25 Saint Croix Tribal Hertel Fire Department, WI 25 Eagle Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MN 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Spring Lake Township Fire Department have?

Spring Lake Township Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,010 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #464 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Spring Lake Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Spring Lake Township Fire Department operate?

Spring Lake Township Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Spring Lake Township Fire Department?

Spring Lake Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ottawa County, MI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Spring Lake Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Spring Lake Township Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $967,849.23 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2021 (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

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.