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Amery Volunteer Fire Department

Amery, WI · Polk County. Amery Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Amery Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Wisconsin average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+29%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station

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
78/100
Amery Volunteer 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 B
36 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
36 personnel · 1 station

Amery Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Amery, WI (Polk County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,197 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,197 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #256 of 695
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Polk County

Amery Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 48010 · Amery Volunteer Fire Department, WI 36 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,197
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Broken Bow
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Broken Bow Fire Department, OK (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Amery, WI
FDID
48010

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Amery Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #256 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,197 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 29% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Amery Volunteer Fire Department is 9.9% of Polk County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 363 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Broken Bow Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Balsam Lake Volunteer Fire Department
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Clayton Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Broken Bow Fire Department, OK 36 Blytheville Fire Department, AR 36 Cleveland Rural Fire Department, ND 36 Mount Shasta City Fire Department, CA 36 Glenville Hill Fire Department, NY 36 Kenwood Fire Protection District, CA 36 Grafton Fire Department, WV 36 Long Beach Fire Department, IN 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Amery Volunteer Fire Department have?

Amery Volunteer Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,197 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #256 of 695 by personnel.

Does Amery Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Amery Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Amery Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Amery Volunteer Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in Wisconsin?

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

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