Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

De Forest, WI · Dane County. Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Wisconsin average.

Top 27%
national personnel size
+43%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
83/100
Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

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 A
40 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
40 personnel · 1 station

Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving De Forest, WI (Dane County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,971 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,971 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #190 of 695
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 27 other listed departments in Dane County

Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 13200 · Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, WI 40 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,971
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Glennville
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Glennville Fire Department, GA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
De Forest, WI
FDID
13200

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #190 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,971 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is 2.9% of Dane County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 1,360 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 73% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Glennville Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

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

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Dane Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Glennville Fire Department, GA 40 Guilford Volunteer Fire Department, VT 40 South Valley Volunteer Fire Department, NM 40 Avon By the Sea Fire Department, NJ 40 English Volunteer Fire Department, IN 40 Kingsdale Volunteer Fire Company, PA 40 Westminster Volunteer Fire and Rescue, VT 40 Wilmington Fire Department, VT 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services have?

Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,971 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #190 of 695 by personnel.

Does Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services?

Deforest Area Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Dane 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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