Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Manitowoc Fire Department

Manitowoc, WI · Manitowoc County. City of Manitowoc Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 51 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.

51
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Manitowoc Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Wisconsin average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+82%
vs. Wisconsin average
4
stations
$2,696,466
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
13/100
City of Manitowoc 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 F
12.8 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
51 personnel · 4 stations

City of Manitowoc Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Manitowoc, WI (Manitowoc County), with 4 stations and 51 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,692 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,696,466.

  • National personnel rank #3,692 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #82 of 695
  • 7.84 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Manitowoc County

City of Manitowoc Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

51 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 36070 · City of Manitowoc Fire Department, WI 51 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 51
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,692
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hopewell Voluntee…
  • FEMA-MID $2.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hopewell Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY (+ 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
Manitowoc, WI
FDID
36070

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FH-0017 $2,696,466

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How City of Manitowoc Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #82 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,692 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 82% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

City of Manitowoc Fire Department is 7.9% of Manitowoc County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 645 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 59% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.84 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 51 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hopewell Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 51 personnel

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

Hopewell Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 51 Oriskany Fire Department, NY 51 Ringgold Area Volunteer Fire Company, PA 51 Clemson University Fire and Emergency Medical Services, SC 51 Lockport Fire Department / Lockport Ambulance Service, NY 51 Santa Clara County Fire Department - Saratoga Fire Station, CA 51 Salinas Rural Fire Protection District, CA 51 Truro Township Fire Department, OH 51

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Manitowoc Fire Department have?

City of Manitowoc Fire Department has 51 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 82% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,692 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #82 of 695 by personnel.

Does City of Manitowoc Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, City of Manitowoc Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does City of Manitowoc Fire Department operate?

City of Manitowoc Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of Manitowoc Fire Department?

City of Manitowoc Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Manitowoc County, WI. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has City of Manitowoc Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Manitowoc Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $2,696,466 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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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