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Howard Volunteer Fire Department

Green Bay, WI · Brown County. Howard Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 44 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

44
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 23%
national personnel size
+57%
vs. Wisconsin average
2
stations

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
45/100
Howard 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
22 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
44 personnel · 2 stations

Howard Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Green Bay, WI (Brown County), with 2 stations and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,139 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,139 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #143 of 695
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Brown County

Howard Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 05020 · Howard Volunteer Fire Department, WI 44 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,139
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Otto Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Otto Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Green Bay, WI
FDID
05020

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Howard Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #143 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,139 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 57% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Howard Volunteer Fire Department is 6.0% of Brown County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 733 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 72% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Otto Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

Otto Volunteer Fire Department, NY 44 East Randolph Fire Department, NY 44 Hooverson Heights Volunteer Fire Department, WV 44 East Grand County Fire Protection District, CO 44 New Hope Fire Company Doing Business AS Glenbrook Fire Department, CT 44 Baden Volunteer Fire Department, PA 44 Highland Township Fire Department, MI 44 Oakland Township Fire Department, MI 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Howard Volunteer Fire Department have?

Howard Volunteer Fire Department has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 57% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,139 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #143 of 695 by personnel.

Does Howard Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Howard 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 Howard Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Howard Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Howard Volunteer Fire Department?

Howard Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brown 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.