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Oostburg Fire Department

Oostburg, WI · Sheboygan County. Oostburg Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 41%
national personnel size
+14%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station
$163,478
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
48/100
Oostburg 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
32 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 F
$5,109 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 1 station

Oostburg Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Oostburg, WI (Sheboygan County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,253 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $163,478.

  • National personnel rank #9,253 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #363 of 695
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Sheboygan County

Oostburg Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 59170 · Oostburg Fire Department, WI 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,253
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sodus Fire Company
  • FEMA-LIGHT $163K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sodus Fire Company, NY (+ 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
Oostburg, WI
FDID
59170

FEMA Grant History

$163K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO04466 $163,478

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Oostburg Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #363 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,253 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Oostburg Fire Department is 3.7% of Sheboygan County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 872 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 63% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sodus Fire Company, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Sodus Fire Company, NY 32 Clyde Fire Department, NY 32 City of Paintsville Fire-Rescue-Emergency Medical Services, KY 32 Perry Township Fire Department, OH 32 South Pittsburg Volunteer Fire Department, TN 32 Crookston City Fire Department, MN 32 Water Valley Volunteer Fire Department, AR 32 Thief River Falls Fire Department, MN 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Oostburg Fire Department have?

Oostburg Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,253 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #363 of 695 by personnel.

Does Oostburg Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Oostburg Fire Department operate?

Oostburg Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Oostburg Fire Department?

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

Has Oostburg Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Oostburg Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $163,478 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.