Department profile

Volunteer

Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department

Barneveld, WI · Iowa County. Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 49 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

49
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Wisconsin average.

Top 18%
national personnel size
+75%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station
$688,324
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
74/100
Barneveld-Brigham 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 A
49 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$14,047 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
49 personnel · 1 station

Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Barneveld, WI (Iowa County), with 1 station and 49 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,124 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $688,324.

  • National personnel rank #4,124 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #102 of 695
  • 2.04 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Iowa County

Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

49 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 25030 · Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department, WI 49 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 49
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,124
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jefferson Township
  • FEMA-MID $688K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jefferson Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Barneveld, WI
FDID
25030

FEMA Grant History

$688K
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-01919 $169,857.14
2011 EMW-2011-FR-0034 $518,467

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #102 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,124 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 75% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster geometry

Iowa County HIFLD mix around Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department

Iowa County: 11 departments, 347 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 64% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.04 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 49 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Jefferson Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 49 personnel

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

Jefferson Township Fire Department, OH 49 Los Banos Fire Department, CA 49 Theresa Fire District, NY 49 Edina Fire Department, MN 49 Chardon Fire Department Incorporated, OH 49 Washburn Fire Department, ND 49 Hockessin Fire Company, DE 49 McConnellstown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 49

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department have?

Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department has 49 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 75% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,124 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #102 of 695 by personnel.

Does Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department provide EMS services?

Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department operate?

Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department?

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

Has Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $688,324.14 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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