Department profile

Volunteer

Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department

Gillett, WI · Oconto County. Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Wisconsin average.

40th pct.
national personnel size
-11%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Gillett Township 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 C
25 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
25 personnel · 1 station

Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gillett, WI (Oconto County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,416 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,416 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #539 of 695
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Oconto County

Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 60% higher than 40% 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 42170 · Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #13,416
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lyme Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lyme Volunteer Fire Department, NH (+ 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
Gillett, WI
FDID
42170

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #539 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,416 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 11% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department is 4.6% of Oconto County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 538 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 11% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lyme Volunteer Fire Department, NH (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Lyme Volunteer Fire Department, NH 25 Cowpens Fire Department, SC 25 Croft Fire District, SC 25 Schaghticoke Fire Department, NY 25 Raymertown Fire Department, NY 25 Pleasantdale Fire Department, NY 25 Grafton Volunteer Fire District, NY 25 Castleton Fire Company Incorporated, NY 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 11% below the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,416 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #539 of 695 by personnel.

Does Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department?

Gillett Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Oconto 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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