Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Crescent Fire Department

Rhinelander, WI · Oneida County. Crescent Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Crescent Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Wisconsin average.

33rd pct.
national personnel size
-18%
vs. Wisconsin average
2
stations

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
10/100
Crescent 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
11.5 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
23 personnel · 2 stations

Crescent Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rhinelander, WI (Oneida County), with 2 stations and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,998 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,998 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #588 of 695
  • 8.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Oneida County

Crescent Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 67% higher than 33% 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 43040 · Crescent Fire Department, WI 23 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,998
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ England Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: England Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Rhinelander, WI
FDID
43040

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Crescent Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #588 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,998 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 18% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Crescent Fire Department is 6.9% of Oneida County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 331 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 55% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: England Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Minocqua Fire Department
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Monico Volunteer Fire Department
Monico · volunteer
Newbold Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

England Volunteer Fire Department, AR 23 Howells Volunteer Fire Department, NE 23 Mayo Area Fire District, SC 23 City of Landrum Fire Department, SC 23 Friona Volunteer Fire Department, TX 23 Whitmer Volunteer Fire Department, WV 23 Clermont Volunteer Fire Department, PA 23 Uinta County Fire Protection District - Mountain View, WY 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Crescent Fire Department have?

Crescent Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% below the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,998 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #588 of 695 by personnel.

Does Crescent Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Crescent Fire Department operate?

Crescent Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Crescent Fire Department?

Crescent Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Oneida County, WI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.