Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ashland Fire Department

Ashland, WI · Ashland County. Ashland Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ashland 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
1
station
$704,364
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
Ashland 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
28 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 B
$25,156 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Ashland Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ashland, WI (Ashland County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,317 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $704,364.

  • National personnel rank #11,317 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #461 of 695
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Ashland County

Ashland 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 02010 · Ashland Fire Department, WI 28 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,317
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Haines Volu…
  • FEMA-MID $704K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North Haines Volunteer Fire Department, SD (+ 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 WI department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Ashland, WI
FDID
02010

FEMA Grant History

$704K
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-04195 $286,904.76
2021 EMW-2021-FG-01983 $245,197.31
2019 EMW-2019-FG-04192 $172,261.96

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Ashland Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #461 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,317 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster weight

Ashland Fire Department carries 52.8% of Ashland County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (53 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 17% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North Haines Volunteer Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

LA Pointe Volunteer Fire Department
La Pointe · volunteer
Mellen Fire and Rescue
Mellen · other
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Nationwide career peers near 28 personnel

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

North Haines Volunteer Fire Department, SD 28 Simms Volunteer Fire Department, MT 28 East Hartland Volunteer Fire Department, CT 28 Looking Glass Regional Fire Authority, MI 28 Crossett Fire Department Paramedic, AR 28 Blackman Township Department of Public Safety, MI 28 Hueytown Fire and Rescue, AL 28 182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, IL 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ashland Fire Department have?

Ashland 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 #11,317 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #461 of 695 by personnel.

Does Ashland Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ashland Fire Department operate?

Ashland Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ashland Fire Department?

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

Has Ashland Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Ashland Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $704,364.03 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2023 (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 Wisconsin?

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

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