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Fairchild Fire Protection District

Fairchild, WI · Eau Claire County. Fairchild Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department 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
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fairchild Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Wisconsin average.

24th pct.
national personnel size
-29%
vs. Wisconsin average

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
0/100
Fairchild Fire Protection District

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
No station count on file for this department
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

Fairchild Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Fairchild, WI (Eau Claire County) and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,009 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,009 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #635 of 695
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Eau Claire County

Fairchild Fire Protection District 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 18040 · Fairchild Fire Protection District, WI 20 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,009
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Captiva Fire Cont…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Captiva Fire Control District, FL (+ 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
Fairchild, WI
FDID
18040

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Fairchild Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #635 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,009 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Fairchild Fire Protection District is 5.4% of Eau Claire County roster mass

The county lists 8 departments totaling 373 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Captiva Fire Control District, FL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Altoona Fire Department
Altoona · volunteer
Eau Claire Fire Department
Eau Claire · career
Fall Creek Area Fire District
Fall Creek · 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.

Captiva Fire Control District, FL 20 Albany-Delaware Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 20 Aurelia Fire Department, IA 20 Earle Fire Station, AR 20 Little Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 20 Green Brook Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 20 Mission Township Fire Department, MN 20 Rocky Hill Hook and Ladder Company, NJ 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fairchild Fire Protection District have?

Fairchild Fire Protection District 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 #17,009 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #635 of 695 by personnel.

Does Fairchild Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Fairchild Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Fairchild Fire Protection District operate?

Station count data for Fairchild Fire Protection District is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Fairchild Fire Protection District?

Fairchild Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Eau Claire 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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