Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services

Chippewa Falls, WI · Chippewa County. Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Wisconsin average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Wisconsin average
2
stations
$378,337
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
34/100
Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services

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 F
14 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
$13,512 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 2 stations

Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Chippewa Falls, WI (Chippewa County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,388 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $378,337.

  • National personnel rank #11,388 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #466 of 695
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Chippewa County

Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services 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 09040 · Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services, WI 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,388
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Miami
  • FEMA-LIGHT $378K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: New Miami Fire Department, OH (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Chippewa Falls, WI
FDID
09040

FEMA Grant History

$378K
Cumulative funding (FY2021–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-00489 $199,480.36
2021 EMW-2021-FG-06238 $178,856.19

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #466 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,388 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services is 6.0% of Chippewa County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 469 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 69% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: New Miami Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Anson Volunteer Fire Department
Jim Falls · volunteer
Bloomer Volunteer Fire Department
Bloomer · volunteer
Cadott Area Fire and Ambulance
Cadott · volunteer
Chippewa Falls Fire Department
Chippewa Falls · other
Chippewa Fire District
Chippewa Falls · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 28 personnel

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

New Miami Fire Department, OH 28 Latrobe Fire Protection District, CA 28 Wingate Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 28 Loco Volunteer Fire Department, GA 28 Moberly Fire Department, MO 28 Dave Johnston Power Plant Fire Brigade, WY 28 Johnson Controls Incorporated Fire and Rescue, KY 28 Middlesboro Fire Department, KY 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services have?

Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services 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 #11,388 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #466 of 695 by personnel.

Does Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services provide EMS services?

Yes, Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services operate?

Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services?

Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Chippewa County, WI. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services received federal grants?

Yes, Chippewa Falls Fire Department and Emergency Services has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $378,336.55 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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