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Benton Volunteer Fire Department

Benton, WI · Lafayette County. Benton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 30%
national personnel size
+36%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
81/100
Benton 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 A
38 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
38 personnel · 1 station

Benton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Benton, WI (Lafayette County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,659 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,659 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #232 of 695
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Lafayette County

Benton Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 33030 · Benton Volunteer Fire Department, WI 38 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,659
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Miller
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Miller Fire Department, SD (+ 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
Benton, WI
FDID
33030

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Benton Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #232 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,659 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster geometry

Lafayette County HIFLD mix around Benton Volunteer Fire Department

Lafayette County: 10 departments, 359 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Miller Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

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

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South Wayne Volunteer Fire Department
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Wiota Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Miller Fire Department, SD 38 Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District, CA 38 Desoto County Fire and Rescue, FL 38 Wolcottsville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 38 Mottville Fire Company, NY 38 Decatur Rural Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 38 Asbury Community Fire Department, IA 38 Midland Fire Department, SD 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Benton Volunteer Fire Department have?

Benton Volunteer Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,659 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #232 of 695 by personnel.

Does Benton Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Benton Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Benton Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Benton Volunteer Fire Department?

Benton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lafayette 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.

Related guides

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