Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Drummond Fire and Rescue

Drummond, WI · Bayfield County. Drummond Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Drummond Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Wisconsin average.

24th pct.
national personnel size
-29%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Drummond Fire and Rescue

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 D
20 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
20 personnel · 1 station

Drummond Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Drummond, WI (Bayfield County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,948 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,948 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #634 of 695
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Bayfield County

Drummond Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 76% higher than 24% 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 04070 · Drummond Fire and Rescue, WI 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,948
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Servia Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Servia Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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
Drummond, WI
FDID
04070

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Drummond Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #634 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,948 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster geometry

Bayfield County HIFLD mix around Drummond Fire and Rescue

Bayfield County: 13 departments, 196 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 54% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Servia Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bayfield Volunteer Fire Department
Bayfield · volunteer
Cable Volunteer Fire Department
Cable · volunteer
Grand View Volunteer Fire Department
Grand View · volunteer
Herbster Volunteer Fire Department
Herbster · volunteer
Iron River Fire Department
Iron River · other
Mason Rural Fire Department
Mason · volunteer
Port Wing Volunteer Fire Department
Port Wing · volunteer
All WI departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Servia Volunteer Fire Department, WV 20 Cedar Springs Fire Department, MI 20 North Dade Volunteer Fire Department, GA 20 Oldsmar Fire Rescue, FL 20 Cascade Volunteer Fire Department, CO 20 Rockford Fire Department, MI 20 Swan Valley Emergency Services, MT 20 Killawog Fire Department, NY 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Drummond Fire and Rescue have?

Drummond Fire and Rescue has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,948 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #634 of 695 by personnel.

Does Drummond Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Drummond Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Drummond Fire and Rescue operate?

Drummond Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Drummond Fire and Rescue?

Drummond Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Bayfield 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.