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Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad

Blue River, WI · Grant County. Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad is a Volunteer 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

Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Wisconsin average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station
$301,048
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad

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 C
$10,752 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Blue River, WI (Grant 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 #11,352 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $301,048.

  • National personnel rank #11,352 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #462 of 695
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Grant County

Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 22030 · Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad, WI 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,352
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crescent City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $301K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Crescent City Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Blue River, WI
FDID
22030

FEMA Grant History

$301K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-05661 $301,047.61

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #462 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,352 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 fringe

Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad is 4.5% of Grant County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 628 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 60% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Crescent City Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Crescent City Fire Department, FL 28 Friend Volunteer Fire Department, NE 28 Gore Springs Volunteer Fire Department, MS 28 Grayson Volunteer Fire Protection District, KY 28 Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Department, TN 28 Radnor Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 28 Musselshell County Fire Department, MT 28 North Pole Fire Company Incorporated, NY 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad have?

Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad 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 #11,352 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #462 of 695 by personnel.

Does Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad provide EMS services?

Yes, Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad operate?

Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad?

Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Grant County, WI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad received federal grants?

Yes, Blue River Fire Department / Blue River Rescue Squad has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $301,047.61 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (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.

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