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Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service

Nekoosa, WI · Wood County. Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Wisconsin average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station

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
59/100
Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service

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
27 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
27 personnel · 1 station

Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service is a Volunteer department serving Nekoosa, WI (Wood County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,197 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,197 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #496 of 695
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Wood County

Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 71080 · Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service, WI 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,197
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Portage Township…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Portage Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Nekoosa, WI
FDID
71080

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #496 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,197 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service is 5.9% of Wood County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 460 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 71% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

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

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Portage Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 27 Paullina Fire and Ambulance Service, IA 27 Auburn Volunteer Fire Department, KY 27 Danville Fire and Rescue, NH 27 Prairie Grove Volunteer Fire Department, AR 27 Plymouth Fire Department, OH 27 Carthage Volunteer Fire Department, IN 27 Grand Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MN 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service have?

Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,197 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #496 of 695 by personnel.

Does Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service provide EMS services?

Yes, Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service operate?

Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service?

Nekoosa Fire Department / Nekoosa Ambulance Service is a Volunteer department serving Wood 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.

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