Birnamwood Area Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Birnamwood Area Fire Department

Birnamwood Area Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Birnamwood, within Shawano County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 49 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Wisconsin has 961 registered fire departments and 26,974 total personnel, averaging roughly 28 staff per department. Birnamwood Area Fire Department runs 75% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 30,100 fires, 54 fire deaths, and 68% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.