Department profile

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Marathon City Fire Department

Marathon City, WI · Marathon County. Marathon City Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Marathon City Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Wisconsin average.

35th pct.
national personnel size
-14%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station
$1,274,552
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
69/100
Marathon City 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
24 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 A
$53,106 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Marathon City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marathon City, WI (Marathon County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,597 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,274,552.

  • National personnel rank #14,597 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #578 of 695
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Marathon County

Marathon City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 65% higher than 35% 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 37080 · Marathon City Fire Department, WI 24 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,597
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Taylor Township V…
  • FEMA-MID $1.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Taylor Township Volunteer Fire Department, 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
Marathon City, WI
FDID
37080

FEMA Grant History

$1.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2005)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2005 EMW-2005-FG-0543 $1,274,552

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Marathon City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #578 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,597 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Marathon City Fire Department is 4.4% of Marathon County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 549 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Taylor Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Athens Area Fire Department
Athens · other
Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department
Marathon · volunteer
Kronenwetter Fire Department
Mosinee · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Taylor Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24 Tripp Volunteer Fire Department, SD 24 Fair Play Fire Department, SC 24 Clayton Volunteer Fire District, ID 24 Dike Volunteer Fire and Ambulance, IA 24 Black Rock Volunteer Fire Department, AR 24 Richland Fire Department, NY 24 Kildare Volunteer Fire Department, OK 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Marathon City Fire Department have?

Marathon City Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,597 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #578 of 695 by personnel.

Does Marathon City Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Marathon City Fire Department operate?

Marathon City Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Marathon City Fire Department?

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

Has Marathon City Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Marathon City Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,274,552 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2005.

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.