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White Lake Township Fire Department

White Lake, MI · Oakland County. White Lake Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

White Lake Township Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Michigan average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+73%
vs. Michigan average
3
stations
$418,787
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
White 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
12.7 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 C
$11,021 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 3 stations

White Lake Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving White Lake, MI (Oakland County), with 3 stations and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,913 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $418,787.

  • National personnel rank #6,913 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #128 of 1,008
  • 7.89 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 51 other listed departments in Oakland County

White Lake Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 06345 · White Lake Township Fire Department, MI 38 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,913
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Southern Pines Fi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $419K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Southern Pines Fire and Rescue, NC (+ 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
White Lake, MI
FDID
06345

FEMA Grant History

$419K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FF00535 $418,787

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How White Lake Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #128 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,913 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 73% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

White Lake Township Fire Department is 1.6% of Oakland County roster mass

The county lists 73 departments totaling 2,378 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 96% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.89 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Southern Pines Fire and Rescue, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Auburn Hills Fire Department
Auburn Hills · volunteer
Bloomfield Hills Public Safety Department
Bloomfield Hills · career
Bloomfield Township Fire Department
Bloomfield Hills · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Southern Pines Fire and Rescue, NC 38 Bailey Fire Department / Green Hornet Fire District, NC 38 Uniopolis Volunteer Fire Department, OH 38 Winterboro Volunteer Fire and Rescue, AL 38 Milton Volunteer Fire Department, WV 38 Eldon Fire Department, MO 38 Liberty Fire Company, PA 38 Idlewild Volunteer Fire Department, NC 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does White Lake Township Fire Department have?

White Lake Township Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 73% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,913 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #128 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does White Lake Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

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

White Lake Township Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

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

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

Has White Lake Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, White Lake Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $418,787 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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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