Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Marinette Fire Department

Marinette, WI · Marinette County. Marinette Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Marinette Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Wisconsin average.

12th pct.
national personnel size
-43%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station
$293,689
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
42/100
Marinette 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 D
16 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 B
$18,356 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
16 personnel · 1 station

Marinette Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Marinette, WI (Marinette County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,687 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $293,689.

  • National personnel rank #19,687 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #673 of 695
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Marinette County

Marinette Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 88% higher than 12% 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 38060 · Marinette Fire Department, WI 16 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,687
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Killbuck Township
  • FEMA-LIGHT $294K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Killbuck Township Fire Department, OH (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Marinette, WI
FDID
38060

FEMA Grant History

$294K
Cumulative funding (FY2005)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2005 EMW-2005-FG-1670 $293,689

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Marinette Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #673 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,687 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Marinette Fire Department is 5.8% of Marinette County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 275 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 43% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Killbuck Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Athelstane Volunteer Fire Department
Athelstane · volunteer
Goodman Volunteer Fire Department
Goodman · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 16 personnel

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

Killbuck Township Fire Department, OH 16 Cordova Fire Department, SC 16 Wamsutter Volunteer Fire Department, WY 16 Little America Holdings Fire Department, WY 16 Imperial Beach Fire Department, CA 16 Veterans Administration Fire Department - Canandaigua, NY 16 Camp Roberts Emergency Services, CA 16 City of Milton Fire Department 23, FL 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Marinette Fire Department have?

Marinette Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,687 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #673 of 695 by personnel.

Does Marinette Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Marinette Fire Department operate?

Marinette Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Marinette Fire Department?

Marinette Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Marinette County, WI. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Marinette Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Marinette Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $293,689 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.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.