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Altoona Fire Department

Altoona, WI · Eau Claire County. Altoona Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Altoona Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Wisconsin average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Wisconsin average
$587,560
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
67/100
Altoona 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment B
$20,984 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel

Altoona Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Altoona, WI (Eau Claire County) and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,302 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $587,560.

  • National personnel rank #11,302 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #460 of 695
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Eau Claire County

Altoona Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 18020 · Altoona Fire Department, WI 28 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,302
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marcus Fire Depar…
  • FEMA-MID $588K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Marcus Fire Department and Ambulance, IA (+ 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 WI department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Altoona, WI
FDID
18020

FEMA Grant History

$588K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01228 $587,560

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Altoona Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #460 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,302 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Altoona Fire Department is 7.5% of Eau Claire County roster mass

The county lists 8 departments totaling 373 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Marcus Fire Department and Ambulance, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Eau Claire Fire Department
Eau Claire · career
Fairchild Fire Protection District
Fairchild · volunteer
Fall Creek Area Fire District
Fall Creek · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Marcus Fire Department and Ambulance, IA 28 Ephratah Volunteer Fire Department, NY 28 Carnes Volunteer Fire Department, MS 28 Olmsted Falls Fire Department, OH 28 Pequot Lakes Fire Department, MN 28 Snake Valley Volunteer Fire Department, NV 28 Saint George Fire Department, SC 28 Sagle Fire District, ID 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Altoona Fire Department have?

Altoona Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,302 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #460 of 695 by personnel.

Does Altoona Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Altoona Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Altoona Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Altoona Fire Department?

Altoona Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Eau Claire County, WI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Altoona Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Altoona Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $587,560 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

How many fire departments are in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin has 961 fire departments with 26,974 total personnel. 68% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.