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Darien Volunteer Fire Department

Darien, WI · Walworth County. Darien Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Darien Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Wisconsin average.

Top 34%
national personnel size
+25%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station
$317,565
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
59/100
Darien Volunteer 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 B
35 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 D
$9,073 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Darien Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Darien, WI (Walworth County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,717 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $317,565.

  • National personnel rank #7,717 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #286 of 695
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Walworth County

Darien Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 64060 · Darien Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,717
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greene Dreher Vol…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $318K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greene Dreher Volunteer Fire Association, PA (+ 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
Darien, WI
FDID
64060

FEMA Grant History

$318K
Cumulative funding (FY2005)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2005 EMW-2005-FG-1148 $317,565

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Darien Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #286 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,717 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 25% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Darien Volunteer Fire Department is 6.6% of Walworth County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 530 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greene Dreher Volunteer Fire Association, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Greene Dreher Volunteer Fire Association, PA 35 Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management, IN 35 Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 35 Batesland Fire Volunteer Fire Department, SD 35 North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company, PA 35 Hunker Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35 Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35 North Hempfield Volunteer Fire Company, PA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Darien Volunteer Fire Department have?

Darien Volunteer Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,717 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #286 of 695 by personnel.

Does Darien Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Darien Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Darien Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Darien Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Darien Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Darien Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $317,565 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2005.

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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