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New Berlin Fire Department

New Berlin, WI · Waukesha County. New Berlin Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 5 stations and 96 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.

96
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

New Berlin Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Wisconsin average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+243%
vs. Wisconsin average
5
stations
$2,943,380
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
55/100
New Berlin 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
19.2 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
$30,660 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
96 personnel · 5 stations

New Berlin Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving New Berlin, WI (Waukesha County), with 5 stations and 96 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,034 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,943,380.

  • National personnel rank #1,034 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #18 of 695
  • 5.21 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Waukesha County

New Berlin Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

96 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 67010 · New Berlin Fire Department, WI 96 personnel · 5 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 96
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,034
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Noxen Volunteer F…
  • FEMA-MID $2.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Noxen Volunteer Fire Company, 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
New Berlin, WI
FDID
67010

FEMA Grant History

$2.9M
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00334 $2,702,535.21
2019 EMW-2019-FG-06890 $240,845

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How New Berlin Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #18 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,034 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 243% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

New Berlin Fire Department is 6.3% of Waukesha County roster mass

The county lists 42 departments totaling 1,523 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.21 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 96 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Big Bend-Vernon Fire Department
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City of Brookfield Fire Department
Brookfield · career
City of Delafield Fire Department
Delafield · volunteer
Dousman Fire District
Dousman · volunteer
Elm Grove Volunteer Fire Department
Elm Grove · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 96 personnel

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

Noxen Volunteer Fire Company, PA 96 Maplewood Fire Department, MN 96 Greenville Fire Department, MS 96 Center Moriches Fire Department, NY 96 Delmar Volunteer Fire Department, DE 96 Clover Hill Volunteer Fire Department, VA 96 Rehoboth Fire Department, MA 96 Hebron Volunteer Fire Department, CT 96

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does New Berlin Fire Department have?

New Berlin Fire Department has 96 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 243% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,034 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #18 of 695 by personnel.

Does New Berlin Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does New Berlin Fire Department operate?

New Berlin Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is New Berlin Fire Department?

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

Has New Berlin Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, New Berlin Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $2,943,380.21 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.