Department profile

Volunteer

Freedom Volunteer Fire Department

Kaukauna, WI · Outagamie County. Freedom Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 45 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

45
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Freedom Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Wisconsin average.

Top 22%
national personnel size
+61%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station
$170,891
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
54/100
Freedom 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 A
45 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment F
$3,798 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
45 personnel · 1 station

Freedom Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kaukauna, WI (Outagamie County), with 1 station and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,828 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $170,891.

  • National personnel rank #4,828 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #132 of 695
  • 2.22 stations per 100 personnel
  • 22 other listed departments in Outagamie County

Freedom Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 44120 · Freedom Volunteer Fire Department, WI 45 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #4,828
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Newton Wayne Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $171K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Newton Wayne Volunteer Fire Company, 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
Kaukauna, WI
FDID
44120

FEMA Grant History

$171K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO04260 $170,891

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Freedom Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #132 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,828 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 61% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Freedom Volunteer Fire Department is 5.7% of Outagamie County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 785 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.22 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Newton Wayne Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Newton Wayne Volunteer Fire Company, PA 45 Hammond Fire and Rescue, NY 45 Morristown Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 45 Piercefield Fire Department, NY 45 Hanover Volunteer Fire Department, OH 45 Madison Township Fire Department, OH 45 LA Cueva Volunteer Fire Department, NM 45 Cuba Volunteer Fire Department, NM 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Freedom Volunteer Fire Department have?

Freedom Volunteer Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 61% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,828 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #132 of 695 by personnel.

Does Freedom Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Freedom Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Freedom Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Freedom Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Freedom Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Freedom Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Freedom Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $170,891 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.