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Athens Area Fire Department

Athens, WI · Marathon County. Athens Area Fire Department is a fire department. 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.

Not reported
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service
F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Athens Area 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
Other department profile

Athens Area Fire Department is a fire department serving Athens, WI (Marathon County). According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $237,840.

  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Marathon County

Dispatch plate

Sheet 37040 · Athens Area Fire Department, WI personnel n/a

PERS-UNK · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-UNK · GAP-UNK · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-UNK Staff pending
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UNK Rank pending
  • GAP-UNK Gap pending
  • FEMA-LIGHT $238K
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Athens, WI
FDID
37040

FEMA Grant History

$238K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-01999 $237,840

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

County roster geometry

Marathon County HIFLD mix around Athens Area Fire Department

Marathon County: 24 departments, 549 personnel (15 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 92% of departments. County / state rollup.

Nearby Departments

Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department
Marathon · volunteer
Kronenwetter Fire Department
Mosinee · volunteer
Maine Township Fire Department
Wausau · volunteer
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Athens Area Fire Department have?

Personnel data for Athens Area Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

Does Athens Area Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Athens Area Fire Department operate?

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

What type of fire department is Athens Area Fire Department?

Athens Area Fire Department is a fire department serving Marathon County, WI.

Has Athens Area Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Athens Area Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $237,840 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.