Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Waukesha Fire Department

Waukesha, WI · Waukesha County. City of Waukesha Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 99 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.

99
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Waukesha Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Wisconsin average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+254%
vs. Wisconsin average
4
stations
$241,455
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
53/100
City of Waukesha 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 C
24.8 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
99 personnel · 4 stations

City of Waukesha Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Waukesha, WI (Waukesha County), with 4 stations and 99 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #968 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $241,455.

  • National personnel rank #968 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #15 of 695
  • 4.04 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Waukesha County

City of Waukesha Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

99 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 67060 · City of Waukesha Fire Department, WI 99 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 99
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #968
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oklahoma Departme…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $241K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture- Forestry Services, OK (+ 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
Waukesha, WI
FDID
67060

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-02707 $241,454.54

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How City of Waukesha Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #15 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #968 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 254% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

City of Waukesha Fire Department is 6.5% of Waukesha County roster mass

The county lists 42 departments totaling 1,523 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.04 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 99 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture- Forestry Services, OK (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Big Bend-Vernon Fire Department
Big Bend · volunteer
City of Brookfield Fire Department
Brookfield · career
City of Delafield Fire Department
Delafield · volunteer
Dousman Fire District
Dousman · volunteer
Elm Grove Volunteer Fire Department
Elm Grove · volunteer
Hartland Fire Department
Hartland · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 99 personnel

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

Oklahoma Department of Agriculture- Forestry Services, OK 99 Fairfield Fire Department, CA 99 North Greece Fire Department, NY 99 Napa City Fire Department, CA 99 Huntington Fire Department, WV 99 Stratford Fire Department, CT 99 Pinellas Park Fire Department, FL 99 Mount Laurel Fire Department, NJ 99

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Waukesha Fire Department have?

City of Waukesha Fire Department has 99 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 254% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #968 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #15 of 695 by personnel.

Does City of Waukesha Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

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

City of Waukesha Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

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

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

Has City of Waukesha Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Waukesha Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $241,454.54 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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