Department profile

Career (Paid)

City of Superior Fire Department

Superior, WI · Douglas County. City of Superior Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 38 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

38
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

City of Superior Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Wisconsin average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+36%
vs. Wisconsin average
3
stations
$1,997,338
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
12/100
City of Superior 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
12.7 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
38 personnel · 3 stations

City of Superior Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Superior, WI (Douglas County), with 3 stations and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,690 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,997,338.

  • National personnel rank #6,690 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #237 of 695
  • 7.89 stations per 100 personnel
  • 18 other listed departments in Douglas County

City of Superior 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 16010 · City of Superior Fire Department, WI 38 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,690
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dante Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dante Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Superior, WI
FDID
16010

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-03989 $186,727
2016 EMW2014FH00143 $436,125
2016 EMW2015FV02665 $429,524
2013 EMW2012FH00325 $944,962

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How City of Superior Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #237 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,690 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Douglas County

County mix is mostly volunteer (14 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

7.89 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dante Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 38 personnel

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

Dante Volunteer Fire Department, VA 38 New Union Volunteer Fire Department, TN 38 Hickerson Station Volunteer Fire Department, TN 38 West Falls Volunteer Fire Company, NY 38 Longboat Key Fire Rescue, FL 38 South Euclid Fire Department, OH 38 Jewett Fire Department, NY 38 Connersville Fire Department, IN 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Superior Fire Department have?

City of Superior 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 #6,690 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #237 of 695 by personnel.

Does City of Superior Fire Department provide EMS services?

City of Superior Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

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

City of Superior Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

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

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

Has City of Superior Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Superior Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,997,338 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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