Department profile

Volunteer

Melrose Volunteer Fire Department

Melrose, WI · Jackson County. Melrose Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Melrose Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Wisconsin average.

Top 43%
national personnel size
+11%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station
$362,952
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
60/100
Melrose 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 B
31 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 C
$11,708 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
31 personnel · 1 station

Melrose Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Melrose, WI (Jackson County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,650 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $362,952.

  • National personnel rank #9,650 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #382 of 695
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Jackson County

Melrose Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 27060 · Melrose Volunteer Fire Department, WI 31 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,650
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Desoto City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $363K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Desoto City Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Melrose, WI
FDID
27060

FEMA Grant History

$363K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-03242 $362,952.38

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Melrose Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #382 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,650 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Jackson County HIFLD mix around Melrose Volunteer Fire Department

Jackson County: 8 departments, 181 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 38% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Desoto City Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Desoto City Fire Department, FL 31 Wayzata Volunteer Fire Department, MN 31 Princeton Fire Department, MA 31 Warren Fire Department Ambulance, MA 31 Caledonia Fire Department, MN 31 Willow Fire Department, AK 31 Tribes Hill Volunteer Fire Department, NY 31 East Fork Volunteer Fire Department, WV 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Melrose Volunteer Fire Department have?

Melrose Volunteer Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 11% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,650 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #382 of 695 by personnel.

Does Melrose Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Melrose 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 Melrose Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Melrose Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Melrose Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Melrose Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Melrose Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $362,952.38 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.