Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Eau Claire Fire Department

Eau Claire, WI · Eau Claire County. Eau Claire Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 98 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.

98
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Eau Claire Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Wisconsin average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+250%
vs. Wisconsin average
6
stations
$2,529,980
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
48/100
Eau Claire 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 D
16.3 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 B
$25,816 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
98 personnel · 6 stations

Eau Claire Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Eau Claire, WI (Eau Claire County), with 6 stations and 98 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #992 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,529,980.

  • National personnel rank #992 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #16 of 695
  • 6.12 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Eau Claire County

Eau Claire Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

98 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 18010 · Eau Claire Fire Department, WI 98 personnel · 6 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 98
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #992
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Idaho Falls
  • FEMA-MID $2.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Idaho Falls Fire Department, ID (+ 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
Eau Claire, WI
FDID
18010

FEMA Grant History

$2.5M
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2022)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FF-01750 $2,016,111.06
2021 EMW-2021-FG-02693 $169,032.53
2015 EMW2014FO01081 $344,836

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Eau Claire Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #16 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #992 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 250% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster weight

Eau Claire Fire Department carries 26.3% of Eau Claire County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (373 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 63% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.12 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 98 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Idaho Falls Fire Department, ID (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Altoona Fire Department
Altoona · volunteer
Fairchild Fire Protection District
Fairchild · volunteer
Fall Creek Area Fire District
Fall Creek · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 98 personnel

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

Idaho Falls Fire Department, ID 98 North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, NV 98 Drexel Heights Fire District, AZ 98 Oxford Volunteer Fire Department - Center Company, CT 98 Owensboro Fire Department, KY 98 Attleboro Fire Department, MA 98 Torrington Fire Department, CT 98 Springfield Department of Fire and Life Safety, OR 98

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Eau Claire Fire Department have?

Eau Claire Fire Department has 98 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 250% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #992 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #16 of 695 by personnel.

Does Eau Claire Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Eau Claire Fire Department operate?

Eau Claire Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Eau Claire Fire Department?

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

Has Eau Claire Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Eau Claire Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $2,529,979.59 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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