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Somers Fire Department

Kenosha, WI · Kenosha County. Somers Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 67 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.

67
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 9%
national personnel size
+139%
vs. Wisconsin average
2
stations
$1,603,873
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
76/100
Somers 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
33.5 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
67 personnel · 2 stations

Somers Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kenosha, WI (Kenosha County), with 2 stations and 67 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,107 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,603,873.

  • National personnel rank #2,107 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #39 of 695
  • 2.99 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Kenosha County

Somers Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

67 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 30100 · Somers Fire Department, WI 67 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 67
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,107
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Anderson Township…
  • FEMA-MID $1.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Anderson Township Fire and Rescue Department, OH (+ 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
Kenosha, WI
FDID
30100

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2022–2024)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00159 $1,532,687.83
2022 EMW-2022-FG-01933 $71,184.76

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Somers Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #39 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,107 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 139% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster geometry

Kenosha County HIFLD mix around Somers Fire Department

Kenosha County: 15 departments, 459 personnel (7 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 87% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.99 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 67 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Anderson Township Fire and Rescue Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bristol Fire Department
Bristol · volunteer
Kenosha Fire Department
Kenosha · career
Paris Volunteer Fire Department
Union Grove · volunteer
Pleasant Prairie Fire and Rescue
Pleasant Prairie · volunteer
Randall Fire Department
Genoa City · other
Randall Fire Department
Bassett · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 67 personnel

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

Anderson Township Fire and Rescue Department, OH 67 Morristown Fire Department, TN 67 Nampa Fire Department, ID 67 Kinzer Fire Company, PA 67 Upland Fire Company, PA 67 Worcester County Fire Department, MD 67 Linesville Volunteer Fire Department, PA 67 Chatham Borough Fire Department, NJ 67

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Somers Fire Department have?

Somers Fire Department has 67 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 139% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,107 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #39 of 695 by personnel.

Does Somers Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Somers Fire Department operate?

Somers Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Somers Fire Department?

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

Has Somers Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Somers Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,603,872.59 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.