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Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services

Rio, WI · Columbia County. Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Wisconsin average.

Top 38%
national personnel size
+21%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station
$170,167
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
50/100
Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services

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
34 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
$5,005 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 1 station

Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Rio, WI (Columbia County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,480 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $170,167.

  • National personnel rank #8,480 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #323 of 695
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Columbia County

Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 11110 · Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services, WI 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,480
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gaffney
  • FEMA-LIGHT $170K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gaffney Fire Department, SC (+ 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
Rio, WI
FDID
11110

FEMA Grant History

$170K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-14292 $170,167

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #323 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,480 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 21% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services is 8.6% of Columbia County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 395 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 57% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gaffney Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Friesland Fire Department
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Kilbourn Fire Department
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Lodi Area Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Gaffney Fire Department, SC 34 Richwoods Fire Protection District, MO 34 Franklin Volunteer Fire Company, PA 34 Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management, VA 34 Hephzibah Fire Rescue, GA 34 Pike Township Fire and Rescue, OH 34 Sarver Volunteer Fire Company, PA 34 Mercer Road Volunteer Fire Department, PA 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services have?

Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 21% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,480 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #323 of 695 by personnel.

Does Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services operate?

Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services?

Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Columbia County, WI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services received federal grants?

Yes, Rio Fire Department / Rio Emergency Medical Services has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $170,167 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.