Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Merrill Fire Department

Merrill, WI · Lincoln County. Merrill Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

39th pct.
national personnel size
-11%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
12/100
Merrill 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 F
12.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
25 personnel · 2 stations

Merrill Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Merrill, WI (Lincoln County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,679 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,679 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #549 of 695
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Lincoln County

Merrill Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 35020 · Merrill Fire Department, WI 25 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,679
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jefferson Townshi…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Merrill, WI
FDID
35020

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Merrill Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #549 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,679 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 11% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Lincoln County

County mix is mostly volunteer (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Corning Volunteer Fire Department
Merrill · volunteer
Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department
Tomahawk · volunteer
Town of Russell Fire Department
Gleason · volunteer
All WI departments →

Nationwide career peers near 25 personnel

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

Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 Redfield Volunteer Fire Department, AR 25 Bippus Fire Department, IN 25 Andrews-Dallas Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25 Riverside County Fire Department, CA 25 New Castle Fire Department, PA 25 Denham Springs Fire Department, LA 25 Saint Bernard Fire Department, OH 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Merrill Fire Department have?

Merrill 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 #13,679 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #549 of 695 by personnel.

Does Merrill Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Merrill Fire Department operate?

Merrill Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Merrill Fire Department?

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

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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