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Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department

Rudolph, WI · Wood County. Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 80 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.

80
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Wisconsin average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+186%
vs. Wisconsin average
4
stations
$415,476
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
29/100
Rudolph Volunteer 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
20 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
$5,193 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
80 personnel · 4 stations

Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rudolph, WI (Wood County), with 4 stations and 80 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,504 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $415,476.

  • National personnel rank #1,504 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #27 of 695
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Wood County

Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

80 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 71100 · Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department, WI 80 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 80
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,504
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Putnam County
  • FEMA-LIGHT $415K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Putnam County Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Rudolph, WI
FDID
71100

FEMA Grant History

$415K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-00518 $415,476.19

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #27 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,504 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 186% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster geometry

Wood County HIFLD mix around Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department

Wood County: 17 departments, 460 personnel (12 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 71% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 80 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Putnam County Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 80 personnel

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

Putnam County Fire Department, TN 80 Millington Fire Department, TN 80 Chappaqua Fire Department, NY 80 Macedon Fire Department, NY 80 Montgomery County Fire District, KY 80 Goodyear Hose Company, PA 80 Wading River Fire Department, NY 80 Holtsville Fire Department, NY 80

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department have?

Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department has 80 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 186% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,504 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #27 of 695 by personnel.

Does Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Rudolph Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $415,476.19 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.