Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Wyandotte Fire Department

Wyandotte, MI · Wayne County. Wyandotte Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Wyandotte Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Michigan average.

Top 49%
national personnel size
+36%
vs. Michigan average
2
stations
$1,367,314
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Wyandotte 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 D
15 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
$45,577 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 2 stations

Wyandotte Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Wyandotte, MI (Wayne County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,899 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,367,314.

  • National personnel rank #10,899 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #280 of 1,008
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 44 other listed departments in Wayne County

Wyandotte Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 08253 · Wyandotte Fire Department, MI 30 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,899
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ewan Volunteer Fi…
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ewan Volunteer Fire Company, NJ (+ 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
Wyandotte, MI
FDID
08253

FEMA Grant History

$1.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-06013 $245,801.81
2020 EMW-2020-FG-18428 $504,636
2013 EMW2012FH00271 $616,876

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

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Wyandotte Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #280 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,899 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Wyandotte Fire Department is 1.8% 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.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ewan Volunteer Fire Company, NJ (+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 30 personnel

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

Ewan Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 30 Moncks Corner Rural Volunteer Fire Department, SC 30 Sewell Mutual Fire Company, NJ 30 Centre City Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NJ 30 Spindale Fire Department, NC 30 City of Crestwood Department of Fire Services, MO 30 City of Berkeley Fire Department, MO 30 Charleston Department of Public Safety, MO 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wyandotte Fire Department have?

Wyandotte Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,899 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #280 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Wyandotte Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Wyandotte Fire Department operate?

Wyandotte Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Wyandotte Fire Department?

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

Has Wyandotte Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Wyandotte Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,367,313.81 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.