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Pewaukee Fire Department

Waukesha, WI · Waukesha County. Pewaukee Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 111 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.

111
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 3%
national personnel size
+296%
vs. Wisconsin average
4
stations
$166,577
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
61/100
Pewaukee 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
27.8 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
111 personnel · 4 stations

Pewaukee Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Waukesha, WI (Waukesha County), with 4 stations and 111 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #782 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $166,577.

  • National personnel rank #782 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #11 of 695
  • 3.60 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Waukesha County

Pewaukee Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

111 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 67270 · Pewaukee Fire Department, WI 111 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 111
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #782
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rothsville Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $167K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rothsville 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
Waukesha, WI
FDID
67270

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-01867 $166,577

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Pewaukee Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #11 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #782 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 296% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Pewaukee Fire Department is 7.3% 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.

3.60 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 111 roster).

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

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City of Brookfield Fire Department
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City of Delafield Fire Department
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Dousman Fire District
Dousman · volunteer
Elm Grove Volunteer Fire Department
Elm Grove · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 111 personnel

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

Rothsville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 111 Costa Mesa Fire Department, CA 111 West Webster Fire Department, NY 111 Mill Creek Fire Company, DE 111 Martins Ferry, OH 111 North Haven Fire Department, CT 111 Trotwood Fire Department, OH 110 Mattituck Fire Department / Mattituck Fire District, NY 110

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pewaukee Fire Department have?

Pewaukee Fire Department has 111 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 296% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #782 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #11 of 695 by personnel.

Does Pewaukee Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Pewaukee Fire Department operate?

Pewaukee Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Pewaukee Fire Department?

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

Has Pewaukee Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Pewaukee Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $166,577 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.